Basotho blankets, a traditional cover-up in Lesotho, are being refashioned for modern tastes. Above, the blankets come in some fanciful designs and colors. ILLUSTRATION: Aranda Blankets ...

One of the opening scenes is young women, bare-breasted but painted in a white powdery substance, doing a mixture of traditional dance and singing.

People from Lesotho are referred to as Basotho. Some of the cultural items associated with the Basotho people are their blankets and the Basotho traditional conical hats, known as the mokorotlo.

She said she was kneeling down doing the Basotho traditional dance with her shoulders. Melato said everyone knew that she was energetic and did not drink.

The play Mantsopa, which is currently being staged at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg, highlights the ridiculousness of tribalism, as the similarities between the Basotho people’s traditional dance ...

It puts emphasis on the velvet textures, minimal embroidery and linear construction of these simple, elegant headpieces. The mokorotlo hats themselves come from a long line of Basotho traditional wear ...

The paper also contains information on the traditional use of P. maluti by Basotho traditional healers from the mountain kingdom of Lesotho.

06/16/2023 Bonono merchants are reclaiming ownership of cultural items like the traditional Basotho blanket. The bed covering turned into a fashion item when King Moshoeshoe received one as a gift ...