Isaiah Shembe with followers
The prophet Shembe (on left in black robes) with some of his leading followers, three with head-rings denoting their status as kehlas (or chiefs), and carrying the customary umbrella, without which the prophet himself is seldom seen. 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
13748147
Media ID
46783242
Size
5900px x 3894px
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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
