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Kurushe was born in 1971 in Botswana at Etsha 7.
She is unmarried and has one son and three daughters. She lives with her
parents at Etsha 6.
She was a farmer who grew millet, beans and
groundnuts. During her spare time when she came back from the lands, she wove
baskets. She learned weaving from her mother in 1984 but experienced some
problems when weaving. She also had difficulties making good designs and
patterns. In 1990 she attended workshops at Etsha 2, where she improved
markedly.
She is now a permanent member of the Etsha Weavers Group. She
weaves all year round making different types of patterns and designs. She
prefers open baskets because they are easy to weave. Her favorite traditional
design is daylight and she prefers using black and orange dyes. She is proud of
what she does and likes it because she regards it as a career. She buys the
palms when she doesn't have enough time to go to the river with other weavers.
She is keen to teach her children how to weave when they are mature
enough. Etsha Weavers Group, P.O. Box 11 Etsha Marketed
by: Botswanacraft Marketing, P.O. Box 486 Gaborone back to gallery
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