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62.1_OES bead Making Pieces

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Breaking of eggshell segments into bead size pieces - pressing convex outer sections against each other with thumbs

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

KC62

Rights owner

University of East Anglia and University of Botswana

Title alt

k'òbé k'òbé

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-KC62-1251