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45.6_OES Rubbing

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Rubbing shaped ostrich eggshell fragments with a grinding stone to acheve a circular shape

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

NQ45

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Cultural group

Bakgalagadi / ǃXóõ

Participants

Traca Posomane

Cultural sensitivity

Animal Killing

Country

Botswana

Place

Ncaang, Kgalagadi District

Item/object

Ostrich Egg Shell Beads

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2022-10-21

Unique ID

2020SG12-NQ45-0756