With political, social and economic changes transforming South Africa, the age-old ways of life bound to ethnic cultures of the region are slowly fading. These images reveal the ways of the indigenous groups, recording the roots of South African Cultural Identity.
Whether the remarkable metal neck rings and the geometrically beaded wire hoops worn by the Ndebele and Ntwana women, or the sacrificial ceremonies of the Zulu, or the long pipes smoked by the Xhosa - the details of todaysway of life are recorded on film as former traditions are being lost.
Vanishing Cultures of South Africa is a cultural record of striking importance, capturing the beauty of the still meaningful customs and teh power ties of traditional life.
