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The Ostrich Egg
We were in South Africa in November 1996 for business and leisure trip and to celebrate my 41st birthday.
We had the opportunity of visiting a beautiful mansion of a colleague in Johannesburg and were presented with an ostrich egg from his many egg collections.
Ostriches are native to Africa. The ostrich eggs are bone-white, strangely shiny, and of unbelievable girth. In fact, an ostrich yolk is the world's largest. Ostrich eggs make great conversation starters, if you can get beyond the uneasy impression that they are not the eggs of dinosaurs.
Yes, it's very tempting to become an ostrich egg owner. But once you have it, what do you do with it? Other than it being used to amaze and mystify my grandchildren of course... ha ha...
Hand-made ceramic
The authentic unique handmade and hand-painted ceramics are crafted from African Clay. The most famous world class ceramics is claimed to be from Africa! At Zizamele Ceramics in Cape Town, South Africa there is a team of artisanal women potters who are working together to create a range of handmade and hand-painted African ceramics. All members of the team are from the local community.
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(Beautiful and colourful)
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The African Cannibal's Pots
There is evidence, both archaeological and genetic, that cannibalism has been practiced for hundreds of thousands of years by early Homo Sapiens and archaic hominins. Human bones that have been de-fleshed by other humans go back 600,000 years.
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| (African cannibal's pots) |
Ritual murder and cannibalism in Africa were often related to sorcery. Headhunters and others often consumed bits of the bodies or heads of deceased enemies.
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| (Explorer in the pot) |
We were in South Africa in November 1996 for business and leisure trip visiting Johannesburg and Cape Town.
1996 South Africa Trip:
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