„Mit dem Schlüssel: Oberhäuptling J. Dalindyebo, neben ihm I. Nxasana und einige Flechtschülerinnen (24.5.29)“ („With the key: Supreme chief J. Dalindyebo, next to him I. Nxasana and several braiding students (24.5.29)”). Group portrait of circa twelve persons standing in front of a house. On the right side chief Dalindyebo in a suit, holding a hat in his left hand. Next to him a woman wearing a dark long dress, a white blouse and a cap, holding braided objects in her hands. The girls are wearing uniform dresses and light coloured hats. In the front a little girl with long hair, wearing a light coloured dress and a hat. Jongintaba Dalindyebo was supreme chief of the Thembu. He became Nelson Mandela’s guardian after the death of Mandela’s father. Nelson Mandela lived at the homestead of Jongintaba from the age of 9 until 16 and was raised together with Jongintaba's children.
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