NGUNI

LOCATION

• South Africa
• Rainfall areas of Drakensburg and Indian ocean
• Consists of many tribes

LANGUAGE

LIFESTYLE

• Traditionally nomadic farmers herders
• Homesteads consisted of a lot of family
• Clan members are decended from same ancestor
• Beehive huts and plastered (cow dung) cone huts
• Possession of cattle is a social status

TRANSPORTATION

• Rode animals
• Sometimes are seen on foot
• Women sometimes carry things on their heads

LAND

• Belonged to the whole clan
• Grew Sorghum, maize, pumpkins, gourds, beans, sweet potatoes and beans

CLOTHING

• Cotton, woll, and sometimes leather
• Women wore beaded apron and a skirt
• Men worn aprons and kilt of animal tails
• Warriors had headresses
• Leopard skin is the mark of royalty

RELIGION

• Ancestor cult
• Believe in a Creator
• Spirits take interest in their lives
• Able to influence certain events

ARTS

• Women make pottery and beadwork
• Skin and leather making for men
• Weave baskets
• Vocalists,instramentalists, and dancers
• Use rattles, reed flutes, whistles and horns