PILATE MO. 
UTIMUNI, NEPHEW OF CHAKA, THE 
LATE ZULU KING. 
The present portrait is one of considerable interest, not only from its representing a man ot splendid appealance, 
but also from its subject being one of the royal blood of the Zulus. Utimuni is a nephew to the present king 
Umpanda, as well as he was to Chaka, the two kings being brothers, but it was under Chaka he uas most distinguished 
in the army. Perhaps few of the African races can boast a more wildly picturesque or striking costume than that 
of a Zulu in full dress. The rich colours of the beads, skins, and feathers, contrasting with the dark hue of their own 
limbs, and the degree of taste and savage carelessness with which they display their ornaments, combined with their 
noble and unrestrained deportment, render them extremely picturesque. The individual before us is a good specimen 
of the Zulu in his most imposing decorations. All eagerness to exhibit his own prowess, he is running and pointing 
out some soldier who distinguishes himself in athletic exercises. Ilis dress is peculiarly rich: his kilts are of the 
finest skins; on his head are two globular tufts of the brilliant feathers of the blue and green roller, from the far 
interior; behind them is another, of eagles’ plumes, with a snuff-spoon stuck into the ring that surmounts his hair. 
Then comes a broad necklace, with bandages of red and white beads over the shoulders; round his waist is a fillet 
of glossy black hair, and from the arms and knees depend long streamers of the hair of the Angora goat, that float m 
the wind when the wearer is in motion, as do the streamers of human hair worn by some tribes of North America. 
Beyond are several soldiers standing behind their shields, one of whom is in the act of leaping to shew his skill and 
dexterity. In the distance is seen a portion of the hilly mimosa country, which is characteristic of the Zulu territory. 
At the present time Utimuni is residing on the banks of the Uravoti River, a few miles within the British colony 
of Natal, having fled from the anger of his uncle the king, whom he had offended by expostulating against the murder 
of his brother. 
