The Basotho blanket is a distinctive form of woollen blanket commonly worn by Sotho people in Lesotho and South Africa. Originally gifted to the then ruler...
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Lesotho (section Basotho land)
national dress revolves around the Basotho blanket, a covering made originally of wool. Most of the Basotho blanket is now made out of acrylic fibres....
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Sotho people (redirect from BaSotho)
The Sotho (/ˈsuːtuː/), also known as the Basotho (/bæˈsuːtuː/), are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to Southern Africa. They primarily inhabit the...
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headlines by producing a men's collection using similar prints as Basotho blanket and Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana designs, a controversial move that sparked...
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Lebollo la basadi also known as female initiation among the Basotho is a rite of passage ritual which marks the transition of girls into womanhood. This...
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The molamu is an indicator of one's adult male status along with the Basotho blanket seana marena, and are visual expressions of both practical and esoteric...
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machine. Her designs are inspired by her Basotho heritage, with a particular focus on the traditional Basotho blanket, which she incorporates into her clothing...
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villages smeared with Letsoku (red ochre) and covered in traditional Basotho blankets while surrounded by men and elders, where they are given a new set...
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of Wakanda was inspired by the southern African kingdom of Lesotho. Basotho blankets also became more known as a result of the film and its basis on Lesotho...
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Pano Botswana – leteisi and Tshega Lesotho – Shweshwe clothing and basotho blankets, Mokorotlo Malawi – Chitenje Mozambique – Capulana Namibia – Herero...
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