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Holding the skin with the feet while softening with the hands

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

NA15

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Title alt

go shushaa

Cultural group

Bakgalagadi / ǃXóõ

Participants

Kgothinyane Kikonyane

Cultural sensitivity

Animal Killing

Country

Botswana

Place

Ncaang, Kgalagadi District

Item/object

Initial Red Coloured Skin Processes

Materials

Leather-goat leather

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2022-10-20

Unique ID

2020SG12-NA15-0446