A portrait of Winnie Mandela wearing traditional Xhosa attire, circa 1980. She was one of the most important icons of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and wore traditional outfits and accessories during a time when donning cultural wear was seen as a political taboo. The outfit reflects the cultural heritage of her birthplace, Bizana, a rural town in the Transkei in the Eastern Cape.
Image Number: APN757170

APN757170

Headline: Images from a photo album of images of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. A part of the ANC Archive. Title: Colour Photographic Print in Album Description: A portrait of Winnie Mandela wearing traditional Xhosa attire, circa 1980. She was one of the most important icons of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and wore traditional outfits and accessories during a time when donning cultural wear was seen as a political taboo. The outfit reflects the cultural heritage of her birthplace, Bizana, a rural town in the Transkei in the Eastern Cape. Country: South Africa Date Created: c. 1980 Creator: ANC Archives Credit Notice: ANC Archives / african.pictures Keywords: Rights usage terms: At the time of the collection of the ANC Archive, the African National Congress was a liberation movement. The nature of the archive, then, reflects this reality. To safeguard those involved in gathering the information and records that could further the objectives of the organisation, it was imperative that those gathering such information should remain anonymous. As a result, the creators of material held in the ANC Archives is often unknown and thus, unless otherwise stated, this asset is considered an orphan work and is made available to license on the basis that it is in the public good to enable the material to be used to tell the story of the ANC and of the liberation struggle in South Africa and around the world. Wherever possible we would like to identify rights holders ensuring that they are correctly credited and that there is an agreement in place to enable us to license on their behalf. If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify african.pictures. Unless otherwise stated the default rights statement on material in the ANC Archive is "Unknown Rightsholder" and the associated rights statement can be found here: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/