#isicholo

[mybeingthere]

This is a Zulu isicholo (woman's hat). Zulu women wear these hats only for special occasions. A basketry foundation is overlaid with string or grass fiber dyed with a mixture of red ochre and fat. The hats are symbolic of a woman's maturity & her marital status.This particular isicholo is old and is made from actual human hair. It is 19.5" in diameter. (Info from Africa and Beyond gallery).

[fashionliaison]

At Leroy's hat funky hat 🎩 party over the weekend with @c_charis_ @yoyumtum and @harrisonofoma. Check me out in my #isicholo #zulu hat traditionally worn by married woman in South Africa 🇿🇦 and other Southern African countries. #funtimes (at Union Street Café)

[sthe-ngcobo]

- isigaba esisha - ("Uma usuganile", entering a new stage in life where one is officially welcomed into the homestead of the one she chose to spend her entire life with and build a home that will weather whatever uncertainties life might/will throw at them.Love is beautiful, more so when expressed in a cultural language best understood by those who still appreciate certain practices from days long gone. Celebrate your roots,understand what you are unsure about, question what you don't understand and be weary of how you criticize what you have no understanding of. I ❤ my Zulu culture/practices. #Ubuhle_besintu. Abaziyo bathi: "Umendo awuthunyelwa gundane." #Zulu_Woman #Marriage #Cultural_celebration #Monochrome #umakoti #isicholo #Nikon_D90 @mrs_sidaki thank you for hooking me up. You and your husband are appreciated. 😇🙏😇

[whenwordscometome]

Snapped by @mariamccloy. Kumnandi emshadweni. #weddinginsouthafrica #pediwedding #isicholo

[busabuntu]

| Ngok'buya kweAfrica | Evolution | Masiye | #IyabuyaiAfrica #ICarryYouInMyHeart #Believe #Isicholo #Ubhlali #ZuluHeritage #NguniLineage #Amandla #StrongerTogether #ImpossibleIsNothing #StartSmallDreamBig ©✊🏾💙🇿🇦🌍🌌👁🖖🏾