is a patterned cotton fabric largely used in traditional Sotho (South Africa and Lesotho) clothing. It comes in a wide range of colors and geometric patterns. Shweshwe attire is historically worn ...

Lesotho has a unique style of traditional dress, colorful and intricately patterned woolen blankets, known as Basotho blankets, are worn by some people as shawls. There is also a particular style ...

A Basotho man in traditional dress. Landlocked Lesotho is largely mountainous, and over 80% of the country lies above 1,800m 1820s - Basutoland founded by Moshoeshoe, who unites various groups to ...

A Basotho man in traditional dress. Landlocked Lesotho is largely mountainous, and over 80% of the country lies above 1,800m 1966 - Independence as Kingdom of Lesotho, with Moshoeshoe II as king ...