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42.1_OES Piercing

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Demonstration of piercing drilled ostrich eggshell segments with an awl (lemao)

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

NQ42

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Cultural group

Bakgalagadi / ǃXóõ

Participants

Mmamaswe Kikonyane, Traca Posomane, Jelinah Mabolelo, Nene Kikonyane

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

2022-10-20

Unique ID

2020SG12-NQ42-0736