Bakgatla Bojale drum gets UNESCO recognition
Monday, February 16, 2015
The tribes women culminated at Phuthadikobo museum, (former Bakgatla National School built in 1921) to celebrate the big Day in true Bakgatla style. The event was organised by Mohumagadi Mma Seingwaeng together with UNESCO officials to shoot a ten minutes video of Bakgatla women showcasing bojale, the initiation ceremony.
The elderly dressed on mateisi (German print) and megagolwane, holding Moologa tree branches , while the young ones acted as boswaile, (the initiates).
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