Local handicrafts sell like hot cakes
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
It was busy as a good number of consumers stopped by to shop for rare cultural items supplied by the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs' Social Services Department.
The items included the traditional mat (phate), the traditional folding chair (setilo sa dikgole).
There were also traditional drinking utensils like the gourd (sego), phafana, and segwana. The uniquely decorated pestle and mortar (motshe le kika) were also available. One could tell from their designs that the pestles and mortars were not for their traditional uses but just for decorative purposes. Traditional bowls, made from wood, and wooden spoons with unique decorations were also on display.
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