The term pigment was originally used to denote inorganic materials which imparted colour to the paint such as white lead, titanium oxide, lithophone, zinc oxide and zinc sulphide for white paints, ultramarine for blue, red lead and iron oxides for red […]

[…] Mbutuma and Manisi are both traditional iimbongi, but Manisi's oral poetry is more historical than Mbutuma's – so that the bearer of a tradition is an individual creative artist even though he shares attributes with other participants in the tradition. […] Few Xhosa iimbongi today are untouched by urbanization, literacy, and exposure to mass media. How have these forces affected the tradition? To what extent can modern iimbongi be considered traditional?

There are cruffins, I said, finally picking one up for myself. We're not going anywhere.

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.