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The Abundant Herds - A Celebration of the Nguni Cattle of the Zulu People (Hardcover, New Edition) Loot Price: R387

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The Abundant Herds - A Celebration of the Nguni Cattle of the Zulu People (Hardcover, New Edition)

Leigh Voigt; Edited by David Hammond-Tooke, Marguerite Poland

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A publication that contributes to the recording and understanding of a significant aspect of South Africa's cultural heritage. It is a title about human creativity. Not the creativity of the plastic arts, or of music, but rather that of the poet, the wordsmith. The title gives an overview of the history of the Nguni cattle and their economic, social, political and spiritual importance to the Zulu people, both past and present. It examines the vital role played by cattle and cattle-related imagery in the oral tradition of the Zulu people – in Zulu poetry, tales, proverbs and riddles. The colour and pattern of a hide or the shape of a pair of horns, is metaphorically linked to the names of animals, birds, plants and the everyday objects familiar to pastoralists in nature.

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Imprint:	Fernwood Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	May 2010
Illustrators:	Leigh Voigt
Editors:	David Hammond-Tooke • Marguerite Poland
Dimensions:	280 x 285 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	144
Edition:	New Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-874950-69-1
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LSN:	1-874950-69-5
Barcode:	9781874950691