Ibali of intonjane and birth of a child

Performer

Nongenile Masithathu Zenani

Date

• June 13, 1975

Summary

• Performer: Nongenile Masithathu Zenani, a Gcaleka woman
• Place: In her home, 11:30 am
• Audience: Audience varies, core of three women and six children
• Notes: At dgt 165, she begins making scratches on her wrist (also at dgt 168 and 170): she makes a scratch lengthwise along her wrist, under the wrist. Then she makes little marks that transect that long lengthwise scratch. She is demonstrating umvambo, scarification, cicatrization at the time of intonjane. At dgt 168, she demonstrates marks on the stomach, using the wrist and scratches for the demonstration. Then, at dgt 170, she makes additional marks on her wrist, saying that these are placed on the breasts. There is a brief pause at dgt 220 while she drinks. At dgt 230, cine film, also at dgt 270, to show her narrating a commentary rather than an intsomi (still using gesture and body movement). Also cine toward the end of the commentary. Hands are active during this commentary, face fairly active; body movement more subtle, understated.