Lesotho

A mountain kingdom encircled by South Africa, Lesotho is defined by the Basotho blanket, the mokorotlo hat and highland horse culture.

Textile & dress Crafts Music & dance Language & oral Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Basotho blanket

Basotho blanket

A patterned wool blanket worn as everyday dress and marker of life stages.

Textile & dress

Mokorotlo hat

Mokorotlo hat

A conical woven grass hat that is the national emblem of Lesotho.

Famo music

An accordion-driven Sesotho genre born among migrant workers.

Sesotho language

Sesotho language

A Sotho-Tswana language rich in proverbs and praise poetry (lithoko).

Language & oral

Papa and moroho

Papa and moroho

A maize-meal staple served with cooked wild and leafy greens.