Leteisi Is Back With A Bang
Monday, November 23, 2009
Ask any Motswana what the traditional attire is, the answer will be none other than leteisi. Knowing very much that saying jeremani is the Setswana version for the German print fabric, they would prefer to run away from the obvious question: If it is the traditional attire why then is it called the German print?
Leteisi has for decades been an integral part of a Motswana woman. Not having it, as a Motswana woman is synonymous with not being a Motswana woman enough, or being one without breasts. This fabric is, in fact, used as uniform at numerous events including wedding ceremonies, funerals, and Kgotla meetings.
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