Queen Nandi Legacy Tee | Mother of Shaka Zulu
From Outcast to Queen Mother
$40.00
In the late 1700s, a young Zulu woman was cast out by her own people. She was pregnant, unmarried, and the royal family that had rejected her mocked her name across the land. Her name was Nandi, and the son she carried on her back through exile would grow up to become Shaka Zulu, the most feared king Southern Africa had ever known.
Nandi survived humiliation, famine, and exile twice. She raised three children on her own. And when Shaka claimed the throne, his first act as king was to crown the mother who had been driven out. She became his closest adviser, rode an elephant through her territory, helped establish regiments of female warriors, and earned the royal title Ndlovukazi, the Great She Elephant. When she died in 1827, the kingdom mourned her for an entire year.
The Queen Nandi Legacy Tee is a portrait style tribute to the woman who built the throne her son sat on, part of the OyaRoots African Queens collection. Own your roots.
100% combed and ring-spun cotton
Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/y² (142 g/m²)
Relaxed fit
Pre-shrunk fabric
Side-seamed construction
Crew neck