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Wetting and rubbing the outside of the skin with stones before rolling the skin into a bundle

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

NA12

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Title alt

go ngwaela gka gkate

Cultural group

Bakgalagadi / ǃXóõ

Participants

Donald Mabolelo, Kgothinyane Kikonyane, Maipelo Xomte

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-NA12-0415