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60.3_OES bead Smashing and Scraping

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Preparing to scrape interior surface of ostrich eggshell

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

KC60

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Title alt

xòm

Cultural group

Tsila / G||ana

Participants

Kaorontshwa Thuntshwane

Cultural sensitivity

Animal Killing

Country

Botswana

Place

Kaudwane , Kweneng District

Item/object

Ostrich Eggshell Beads

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Husband-wife

Location

Home

Date of creation

2022-10-28

Unique ID

2020SG12-KC60-1239