Disciples of Isaiah Shembe dancing
Disciples of Shembe (himself seen third from right in the background), dancing at a festival in costumes, including tartan-like kilts, reserved for special occasions. Rowdiness or insobriety is strictly repressed. Isaiah Shembe (c.1865-1935) was a native prophet and healer of Inanda, Natal, and the founder of the Ibandla lamaNazaretha (Church of Nazareth), South Africa, the largest African-initiated church in Africa during his lifetime
Picture No
13748148
Media ID
46783423
Size
5488px x 4146px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Adam Payne in The Illustrated London News', 8th February 1930, page 203
Date
1930
