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posted on 2025-01-17, 11:53 authored by Greine JordanGreine Jordan, Chris WingfieldChris Wingfield, Maitseo BolaaneMaitseo Bolaane
Cutting of shorts (tshega) from undyed leather, using the foot to hold the leather still

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

ND23

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Title alt

go shega

Cultural group

Bakgalagadi / ǃXóõ

Participants

Madietsane Kikonyane, Donald Mabolelo

Cultural sensitivity

Animal Killing

Country

Botswana

Place

Ncaang, Kgalagadi District

Item/object

Dancing Trouser

Materials

Leather-goat leather

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2022-10-22

Unique ID

2020SG12-ND23-0631

Usage metrics

    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

    Categories

    Keywords

    BotswanaNcaangleatherskin processingcut

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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