The sefala

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Almost nothing, it would seem, has been written about traditional granaries. And that is very strange. Probably the best known of these granaries – because it has been the most visible – is the woven sack like sesigo which I assume was used by people in the Central District.

In Rakops I once found a medium sized egg like granary which was kept off the ground by crossed poles.

Otherwise, I have to fall back on the remarkable German lady, Katesa Schlosser and her even more remarkable book, At the Edge of the Kalahari, for two references to traditional granaries.

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The sefala

Almost nothing, it would seem, has been written about traditional granaries. And that is very strange. Probably the best known of these granaries – because it has been the most visible – is the woven sack like sesigo which I assume was used by people in the Central District.

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