The Basotho blanket is Lesotho's defining textile symbol, tracing back to King Moshoeshoe I in the 19th century. Woven today by a single historic mill, its patterns — from the maize-cob Poone to the spiralling mountain aloe Kharetsa — mark rites of passage, marriage, and royal status across the kingdom.
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The Basotho blanket is Lesotho's defining textile symbol, tracing back to King Moshoeshoe I in the 19th century. Woven today by a single historic mill, its patterns — from the maize-cob Poone to the spiralling mountain aloe Kharetsa — mark rites of passage, marriage, and royal status across the kingdom.
