Morija Museum presents a number of objects from the Basotho and other people from Southern Africa.
Sebeto is a skirt made out of an ox hide. It is dyed in ochre and adorned with coloured glass beads, copper and buttons. …
This colourful necklace is made of glass beads. Glass beads gradually replaced ostrich egg shell, clay and seeds. They were first introduced to the region …
This beautiful black and white necklace is made out of quailed horns and glass beads. These types of necklaces were usually worn by women to …
Lefisoana is a small clay pot used by women and girls for fetching water from the well. Pottery was usually done by women.
Thethana is a skirt for girls and women made of fibre with beads for decoration.
Sefatla is a shoe made of leather, with laces, and traditionally worn by men. To make this type of shoe, a cowhide was scraped, dried, …
Morula is a wooden milk pail carved out of wood, originally from the wild plum tree (morua). Morula trees do not grow in the Free …
Moropa is a drum that played during initiation rites. Music and dance are integral to many ceremonies and rituals.
The conical “Basotho Hat” has changed over the centuries. It began with a slendor “spike” at the top, and then during the Second World War, …
Khau is a medal of honour which was awarded to the bravest soldiers of Moshoeshoe the Great. It was also used by Moshoeshoe’s emissaries when …
A snuff box (kooma) made from a horn. Snuff is used both by men and women, and is sometimes connected with trance experiences and messages …
A clay statuette by Samuel Makoanyane of a woman seated with a clay pot. Makoanyane became famous during the 1930s and early 1940s for his …
A clay statuette of a woman carrying a clay pot by Samuel Makoanyane.
