Participation in the traditional chores such as pounding mahangu; open fire cooking; cattle –herding; basket weaving and clay-pot making.You will have to opportunity to participate in pottery and baskets making activities. One of our experienced crafters will assist you to create a gift that you can take away with you. Learning about and participating in Owambo traditional chores around the homestead.
The Pottery Project
Together with basket-making, pottery has a long history in the north-central regions of Namibia, with the oshanas (depressions that fill up with water during the rainy season) providing not only fish but deposits of clay. Read more.
The Onankali Omahangu Paper Project
Mahangu or pearl millet is the staple food of the north-central regions. Able to grow in low-rainfall, high temperatures and low soil fertility, it is eaten in a vari- ety of dishes and drinks, and the stalks are used to feed cattle and thatch roofs. In 2002, yet another use for this versatile subsistence crop was found.
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