South Africa, Transkei, 1992
During initiation rites marking the passage into manhood, boys of the Xhosa tribe are circumcised and their bodies covered with white clay. They live as a group, in a hut away from their village, where they are visited each day by elders of the tribe, who give them lessons about the responsibilities of becoming a man.
James Nachtwey
Print Size: 1485x990 mm
Frame Size: 1575x1080 mm
Paper Type: Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315gsm
Frame Colour: Black
Exhibit: POS JN 174 50
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South Africa, Transkei, 1992
جنوب إفريقيا، ترانسكي، 1992
Archival Giclee Digital Print
During initiation rites marking the passage into manhood, boys of the Xhosa tribe are circumcised and their bodies covered with white clay. They live as a group, in a hut away from their village, where they are visited each day by elders of the tribe, who give them lessons about the responsibilities of becoming a man.
أثناء ممارسة طقوس البدء التي تشير إلى الانتقال إلى مرحلة الرجولة، يتمّ ختان الفتيان في قبيلة كوسيون وتغطية أجسادهم بالطين الأبيض. إنهم يعيشون كمجموعة في كوخ بعيداً عن بلدتهم حيث يزورهم يومياً شيوخ القبيلة ويعطونهم دروساً حول المسؤوليات التي يضطلعون بها عند العبور إلى مرحلة الرجولة.
Photographer:
James Nachtwey
جيمس ناكتوي
Print Size: 1485x990 mm
Frame Size: 1575x1080 mm
Exhibit: POS JN 174 50
