page_title: Bomvana
hierarchical_section_title: Bomvana
caption_attribution_description: English: AmaBomvana initiates being painted
context_page_description: The Bomvana people, also called AmaBomvana, are a Southern African ethnic group. Their traditional homeland has been in Elliotdale, in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name AmaBomvana translates to “the red ones” so named after the red and orange ochre they cover their faces in. Large portions of the Bomvana people currently reside in the district of Elliotdale in the Transkei region between the Umtata and Mabse Rivers, in a region that has rolling hills, meadows, rivulets and rivers where bushes and trees grow.
context_section_description: The Bomvana people, also called AmaBomvana, are a Southern African ethnic group. Their traditional homeland has been in Elliotdale, in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name AmaBomvana translates to “the red ones” so named after the red and orange ochre they cover their faces in. Large portions of the Bomvana people currently reside in the district of Elliotdale in the Transkei region between the Umtata and Mabse Rivers, in a region that has rolling hills, meadows, rivulets and rivers where bushes and trees grow.
caption: Bomvana Abakweta being painted
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