Ndebele Child at Wedding, South Africa An Ndebele child is dressed in preparation for a family wedding, where she will accompany the bride at all times as a blessing for future childbearing. On her legs, the girl wears beaded hoops called golwani. Underneath her matching waist hoops is tied an apron of beaded tassels known as lighabi, which although worn by both sexes, is more usually found on girls. As the child grows, the lighabi is replaced by larger versions, and is finally discarded after her initiation into womanhood.
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