🇸🇿Swaziland 1968 
Traditional Costumes of Incwala Ceremony (3c &10c stamps)
Great Mint Never Hinged

This is the 3c and 10c stamps that illustrate the different outfits worn
by the Swazi people during the Incwala ceremony, which is a sacred
ritual that celebrates the king and the renewal of the land.
The stamps were issued on January 5, 1968, to mark the
20th anniversary of King Sobhuza II’s reign.

Some additional information that you might find interesting are:
  1. The Incwala ceremony is also known as the Festival of the First Fruits, and it takes place in December or January, depending on the lunar cycle.
  2. The ceremony involves various stages, such as the gathering of sacred branches, the building of a royal enclosure, the offering of the first fruits and the killing of a bull by the king.
  3. The costumes depicted on the stamps are: the king’s leopard skin, the warriors’ feather headdresses, the women’s beaded skirts, and the men’s cowhide shields
  4. The stamps were designed by R. Granger Barrett, a British artist who lived and worked in Swaziland for many years.

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