, TRT3702 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2024 (252875)- DUE 16 September 2024 ; 100%
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QUESTION 1.1 [20] Read the case study titled “The Basotho
Cultural Village” and answer the questions that follow. The
Basotho cultural village, situated at the golden gate Highlands
National Park in Clarens offers a unique South African
experience in which you can learn about traditional Sotho arts
and crafts and their way of life. It consists of a rest camp that
resembles an 18th-century Sotho village combined with replica
homesteads dating from the 16th century to the present day.
These showcase good examples of the mural art of the Sotho
people, known as “litema”. The replica homesteads do more
than document the evolution of Sotho culture. Visitors are also
invited to taste the local beer brewed on-site, share local food,
enjoy traditional dances, meet village elders and learn how local
arts and crafts are produced. Most of the objects produced in the
village are for sale, along with items sourced from further afield
in Free State province. Traditional Sotho villages abound with
crafters who work from home. They produce pottery, fabrics,
beadwork and grass hats, mats and baskets using traditional
techniques and local materials. You can arrange to visit some of
these crafters, or simply buy their products at the Basotho
Cultural Village. You will also find iconic, conical Sotho hats,
called “mokorotlo”, on sale at the village. They are used to keep
the sun at bay, as well as for cultural festivals. Also, look out for
traditional Sotho blankets. Their designs and colours are
significant, and blankets are worn in different ways for different