www.bookfish.co.za

The Abundant Herds: A Celebration of the Nguni Cattle of the Zulu People by Marguerite Poland and David Hammond-Tooke and illustrated by Leigh Voigt is a book about human creativity, not the creativity of the plastic arts, or of music, but rather that of a poet, the wordsmith. This unique book gives an overview of the history of Nguni cattle and their economic, social, political and spiritual importance to the Zulu people, both past and present. With oil and watercolour paintings, and sepia drawings by internationally acclaimed artist Leigh Voigt, it examines the vital role played by cattle and cattle related imagery in the oral tradition of the Zulu people.