Kurushe Diyeve
 


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
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Botswanacraft Marketing, P.O. Box 486 Gaborone
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