Related Zulu Terms:  Basic Costume • iBeshu/amaBeshu • isiNene/iziNene • umNcedo/abaNcedo • umuTsha/imiTsha

Related Features • Zulu War Vocabulary • Glossary of Zulu Terms • A Short Note About Zulu Nouns

umuTsha (plural: imiTsha) - Zulu name for a loin cloth, the basic Zulu outfit worn over the umncedo. Consists of a thin belt made of cow hide with ibeshu, a soft calf-skin flap over the buttocks, and isinene, twisted strips of either civet, Samango monkey or genet fur hanging as 'tails' in front of the genitals.