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Drawing Object Type

Morija Museum & Archives  |  Published on September 2nd, 2012
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Drawing of Eugene Casalis

Drawing of Eugene Casalis

Drawing of Eugene Casalis (Mahloana-Mats’oana), the advisor and friend of Moshoeshoe, as a young man in France before setting out for Southern Africa. He served …

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Drawing of Joshua Nau Makoanyane

Drawing of Joshua Nau Makoanyane

Drawing of Joshua Nau Makoanyane, Moshoeshoe’s close friend and military commander, made in 1845 by François Maeder. Maeder’s drawings are among the first images that …

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Drawing H

Drawing H

This drawing by Tsepiso Lesenyeho illustrates stick fighting, a common past-time among shepherds in Lesotho and other parts of the wider region.

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Drawing G

Drawing G

In this drawing by Tsepiso Lesenyeho a woman is grinding corn using a mill stone.

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Drawing F

Drawing F

This drawing shows Basotho women doing the Mokhibo dance.

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Drawing E

Drawing of Tsepiso Lesenyeho

In this drawing a man is drinking traditional beer from a clay pot while smoking tobacco and dancing to music.

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Drawing D

Drawing D

This drawing shows two little girls wearing traditional attire, lithethana or fibre skirts.

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Drawing C

Drawing C

This drawing shows men wearing blankets with symbolic designs. These blankets are typical of the Basotho. One of the men is playing of strategy called …

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Drawing B

Drawing B

This charcoal drawing illustrates an old tale called ‘The times of the cannibals’. Cannibalism was prevalent during the 1820s as a result of the devastating …

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Drawing A

Drawing A

This charcoal drawing depicts the tale called ‘Lesika la thole’.

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Thaba Bosiu

Thaba Bosiu 1845

A drawing of Thaba-Bosiu, the citadel of Moshoeshoe the Great, as it appeared in 1845. Thaba-Bosiu was occupied by Moshoeshoe and his followers from 1824 …

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