Posted By admin on April 12, 2010

Art Hieroglyphics Language

Ndebele kraal and house painting?

Did you know that contrary to popular belief the Bantu people of South Africa actually possess a written language of their own in the form of a hieroglyphic language used to "paint" the adobe houses and kraal typified by the Ndebele? Much of this has been lost because no one took an interest in it and wrote it off as "native" art and nothing more! How many of these symbols can you understand?
As usual Bull you display the complete indifference and ignorance to African culture that many of your forbears once showed. Styvies has provided links to back me up too. By the way, the Western Alphebat developed from the Phoenician which in turn was based on Hieroglyphics, so I guess you should do your research or stick to serving chilli bites.

"The Ndebele tribe originally in the early 18th Century lived in grass huts, and it wasn't until they began using mud-walled houses in the mid-18th Century did these symbols begin to be created on their houses and walls. These expressive symbols were used as a type of communication between sub groups of the Ndebele people. They stood for their continuity and cultural resistance to their current circumstances. The Boer farmers did not understand the meaning and only viewed it as cultural art that was not harmful, so it was allowed to continue. These wall paintings done by the women of the Ndebele was their secret code to their people, disguised to anyone but the Ndebele"

Maybe some ppl need to do a little research...

Thanks for bringing this to my attention mj!

Category: Antiques
Tags: egypt, egyptian, fun, history, language