I believe that traditional dress is not much worn in Zimbabwe. The two
main ethnic groups are the Shona, or Mashona, and the Ndebele, or
Matabele. Searching the net suggests that finding pictures of
Zimbabwean men in traditional clothing will not be easy.
There are Ndbele in South Africa who still wear traditional dress, but
most of the attention is on the women's clothes, beadwork, neck rings
and so on.
"The traditional dress of the Ndebele women far outshines that of the
men, which is relatively unremarkable in contrast. The main feature of
the traditional male dress is a breastplate or iporiyana, which is
often embellished with beads around the top and hangs from the neck.
It is made from animal skin, each Ndebele clan being associated with a
different animal, the choice of animal being prescribed by tribal
lore. The skin used varies greatly and can be that of a hyena, a genet
or a civet, amongst others. The iporiyana is a symbol of manhood and
is given to a young boy by his father after he has undergone
initiation."
://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cache:Y09PD-x-ScEC:roger.africaimagery.co.za/Features/Ndebele.htm+zimbabwean+OR+ndebele+OR+shona+OR+mashona+men+OR+man+wearing&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Perhaps these pages will help with ideas:
Ndebele Man from the Masilela Clan
http://www.homegirlinc.com/women-images14.html
"The man (left) wears animal skins and a leather pouch called a
poriaan"
http://www.nguni.com/johannesburg/Ndeall.jpg
19th century Ndebele leader
http://members.aol.com/maggemm/Ndebele.htm
Sculpture and painting of Ndebele and Shona people:
http://www.africarving.com/pages/people/Page1.html
http://www.africarving.com/pages/people/Page2.html
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