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Girls Wearing Thethana Skirts

Posted by Edith D on March 8, 2013 at 2:50pm

A common collector's items from Lesotho, these skirts called "thethana" are worn by pre-initiate girls. Traditionally they were made from plant fibers with a beaded waist.

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Edith D March 8, 2013 at 2:54pm

Here is a nice example from the collection of the Morija Museum in Lesotho...
Edith D March 8, 2013 at 2:59pm

Here is some detailed beadwork on a Thethana I purchased in Leribe...
Alaa eddine SAGID March 8, 2013 at 6:12pm

Thanx Edith for sharing this with us.

Indeed it is refreching to see adornment from this part of the world, especially when it comes to non precious material which are overlooked by most of passionate people

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