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Georginah Kabe beginning to dye the prepared skin with a moistened preparation of Mositsane (Elephantorrhiza elephantina)

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

LA18

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Title alt

bāsi

Cultural group

Nama

Participants

Georginah Kabe, Nichodimas Cooper

Cultural sensitivity

Animal Killing

Country

Botswana

Place

Lokgwabe, Kgalagadi North District

Item/object

Tea Container

Techniques of production

Pigmented

Materials

Leather-goat leather

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Peers

Location

Enclosure

Date of creation

2022-10-15

Unique ID

2020SG12-LA18-0257