Basotho blanket

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cultural symbol intangible cultural heritage national symbol of Lesotho traditional garment wool blanket

The Basotho blanket is a distinctive, patterned wool garment that serves as a cultural emblem and everyday wear for the Basotho people of Lesotho.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Basotho blanket canonical	4
Basotho traditional dress	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural symbol ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ national symbol of Lesotho ⓘ traditional garment ⓘ wool blanket ⓘ
associatedWith	Basotho identity ⓘ Monarchy of Lesotho ⓘ surface form: Lesotho monarchy Sotho culture ⓘ chieftaincy rituals ⓘ funerals ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ weddings ⓘ
carriesMeaning	community belonging ⓘ family heritage ⓘ royal allegiance ⓘ
developedFrom	European trade blankets ⓘ
exportedTo	South Africa ⓘ international fashion markets ⓘ
featuredIn	contemporary fashion designs ⓘ
function	gift in important occasions ⓘ marker of life stages ⓘ marker of social status ⓘ protection from cold ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	durable ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ heavily patterned ⓘ rectangular ⓘ symbolic motifs ⓘ thick ⓘ vibrant colors ⓘ warm ⓘ
hasDesignType	Mokorotlo ⓘ surface form: Khotso Motlatsi ⓘ Poone ⓘ Seanamarena ⓘ Sefate ⓘ Victoria ⓘ
hasMotif	corncob motif ⓘ crocodile motif ⓘ horse motif ⓘ royal crown motif ⓘ shield motif ⓘ
introducedToBasotho	19th century ⓘ
material	acrylic blend ⓘ wool ⓘ
originatedIn	Lesotho ⓘ
popularizedBy	Moshoeshoe I ⓘ surface form: King Moshoeshoe I
regulatedBy	Government of Lesotho ⓘ surface form: Lesotho government (design protection and trademarks)
usedBy	Basotho people ⓘ
usedIn	Orange Free State Province ⓘ surface form: Free State province of South Africa Gauteng province of South Africa ⓘ Lesotho ⓘ
wornAs	ceremonial attire ⓘ everyday wear ⓘ outer garment ⓘ
wornBy	children ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ
wornOver	body ⓘ shoulders ⓘ
wornWith	belt ⓘ pin ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mosotho → nationalIdentitySymbol → Basotho blanket ⓘ

Basotho people → traditionalAttire → Basotho blanket ⓘ

Basotho people → culturalSymbol → Basotho blanket ⓘ

Basotho hat → partOf → Basotho blanket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basotho traditional dress

Basotho hat → wornWith → Basotho blanket ⓘ