The female Basotho initiates wear traditional beading and smear themselves with red clay. The male initiates also use red ochre and cover themselves in traditional Basotho blankets. The initiates ...

Some of the cultural items associated with the Basotho people are their blankets and the Basotho traditional conical ... The Basotho wear them as shawls at special events and give them as gifts.

The Basotho wear them as shawls at special events and give them as gifts. The Basotho people are well known for their traditional blankets. It has one of the highest HIV rates in the world Lesotho ...