Home sweet Home.
Like many around the
world, home is where the heart is.
But in Lesotho, home
is also where the art is.
I’ve seen many
beautiful traditional Basotho huts, or
rondavals.
Women here decorate
these houses, an art form called litema (dee-tem-ah), which translates to
pattern in Sesotho.
They’ll spread mud,
clay and/or cow dung on their houses to form the basis for their decorations.
They also use small stones
to decorate the outside of their huts. Women use their finger prints as art tools.
The art of litema is
one that always amazes me.
I like that the
Basotho, very creative and resourceful people, use what they have to place
their stamps on their houses.
What do you think?
Which design do you like the best?
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