ZS
PER-9244
Other
Ziko Shezi
Mutwa's maternal grandfather and initiating sangoma
Biographical Record
Zulu sangoma who took Mutwa as an apprentice on his return to Zululand after the 1937 Johannesburg assault. Shezi conducted the initiatory training that became the substantial foundation of Mutwa's lifelong work. The figure inside the family Mutwa most often cited in interviews as the source of the material he subsequently transmitted to print.
Compiled from primary sources held in the NHI Archive.
Credentials & Roles
Category
Other
Role
Mutwa's maternal grandfather and initiating sangoma
Sources
Exhibition pages
Archive Sources
This profile was editorially curated from primary sources in the NHI Archive, including newsletters, books, government documents, and witness testimony.
