Intangible Prim Media 1715 History Botswana ceramics are generally made by women in the Katelen district of southeastern Botswana, figure1 shows some of the classic ceramics(. The process of making pottery usually involves female potters designing and making pottery using natural materials such as clay, iron oxide, cow dung, grass and water. The pottery-making skills of the Kgatleng District of Botswana were inscribed on Urgent Safeguarding List on December 4, 2022. Pottery making in Botswana is important to human civilization and the diversity of world cultures. Jars were once an indispensable item in local life. In addition to being used as storage and cooking containers, the pottery was also used for ancestral rituals and traditional healing ceremonies. The shapes, design styles, and uses of pottery reflect the daily lives of the people in the community, local traditional rituals, and regional religious beliefs Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pottery-Making Skills in Botswana Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102023 Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource bc209@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 809 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,-23.1,24.68;origin,-23.1,24.68;find,-23.1,24.68; Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. https://ich.unesco.org/en/USL/earthenware-pottery-making-skills-in-botswanas-kgatleng-district-00753 Description An account of the resource Botswana ceramics are generally made by women in the Katelen district of southeastern Botswana, figure1 shows some of the classic ceramics(. The process of making pottery usually involves female potters designing and making pottery using natural materials such as clay, iron oxide, cow dung, grass and water. The pottery-making skills of the Kgatleng District of Botswana were inscribed on Urgent Safeguarding List on December 4, 2022. Pottery making in Botswana is important to human civilization and the diversity of world cultures. Jars were once an indispensable item in local life. In addition to being used as storage and cooking containers, the pottery was also used for ancestral rituals and traditional healing ceremonies. The shapes, design styles, and uses of pottery reflect the daily lives of the people in the community, local traditional rituals, and regional religious beliefs Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 09/05/2023 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource UNESCO References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://ich.unesco.org/en/USL/earthenware-pottery-making-skills-in-botswanas-kgatleng-district-00753 Extent The size or duration of the resource. -cm x -cm x -cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 24/12/2012 Subject The topic of the resource Culture,Intangible Heritage Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://ich.unesco.org/en/USL/earthenware-pottery-making-skills-in-botswanas-kgatleng-district-00753 africa