Intsomi, Mityi, part 4, a continuation of 3S-305, 306, 307

Performer

Nongenile Masithathu Zenani

Date

• July 4, 1975

Summary

• Performer: Nongenile Masithathu Zenani, a Gcaleka woman
• Place: Outside, edongeni, near Masithathu Zenani's home, and in her home, 10 am (goes on to 4:30 pm)
• Audience: Varies throughout the day
• Notes: Outside until dgt 199, then a brief break as we move into her home because of the wind; at dgt 273, another brief break as we move outside again because the wind has died down (although there is a wind throughout the day). A brief one-half hour break at dgt 439 for lunch, a very brief break at dgt 500. Note that all of these performances have gone into the evening (it is winter, and the sun sinks below these hills at about 4 pm). Over five hours of narrative today, bringing the total narrative to over twenty-one hours so far. The narrative will be continued on Sunday, July 6 (Masithathu must go to attend a convention amagqira tomorrow; she'll be back on Sunday). Dgt 794, int' enje, indicates her garment; dgt 797, first gestures, showing top half of her finger, then brings four fingers of her right hand parallel to two of her left. Gestures much of the day, no gestures at times. Isigodlo motif remains, as does Mityi. A new character is introduced, Mandla. And there is emphasis today on the ukwaluka rite