Why should we love the museums
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Before we can discuss about museums,we must know the various museums as portrayed by different times and how do we access them.
We can access them through
1.Websites
2.Local Researchers
3.Family history
4.Local and international landscape.
Why should we the museums of other countries?
1.To understand the different history of other countries.
2.To promote economical benefits for us and the other countries.
Websites
In South Africa,we have Iziko Museums,
the Slave lodge and the Bo-Kaap museums.They all tell us about the past of South Africa that includes the past clothes which were derived from the animal skins.
It was a pride to sleep on a Lion skin it was used by the head of the family.
The children and older girls will use the cow,goat skins.
The older boys will use the wild animals skins like impala or any herbivorous animals.
It was the sense of achievement.
Not to mention the pots and the huts which were "knitted" with a special type of grass.That was common in Southern Africa from the early 15th century.
Egypt is got more than 5000 history where the Pharaohs recorded what they did nearly everyday.
They had a future vision.
They wanted that their names and work to be known by the coming generations.Since the language would be a problem,then they used illustrations where one can see their attire,directions,"map" and normal life.
Those illustrations were very serious which catered , culture,belief, environment and the responsibilities of each gender,age
and the hierarchy position in their society
The Mayas also had their history.
The ancient structures found throughout
South America,Europe were built for shelter protection and food protection.
The geographical appearance was very important.
Local Researchers
The structures in any country in any country represents
1.The Type of People.
2.The belief and their culture.
3.The Population size.
4.To a certain extent the type of farming.
5.Weaponry
1.The Type of People
In some communities a stranger is gazed and even followed the stranger with inward inquisitive and suspicious.
2.The Belief
There are Religious sites.
These Religious sites might me more than 5 or less depending on the size of that community.
3.The Population size
The houses might be clustered or scattered.The ancient population preferred to be clustered.
On the attachment,you can see what I mention.
The structure which you see represents
A.An entry to the clustered houses.
The clustered houses are built with Rocks.
B.The Watch Tower Warrior who looked after the village and possible intruders.
C.Water source from the mountain.
D.The Flowing River to the South.
E.Field for food storage.
F.Safety Hill
The structures of a single Family Clustered Houses in Southern Africa:
1.The main But where the Dad stays and it's where the family meetings are called.
2.The First Wife hut.
3.The Second Wife hut.
4.The Third Wife hut.
5.The Sons hut.
6.The young girls hut (6-18 of age)
7.The older girls hut (19 years and above,
including the unmarried women)
8.The Meeting hut for strangers.
9.The Fowl run
10.The valves kraal
11.The cattle kraal
12.log fencing
13.The grain storage
14.The skin, medicine storage
As the time went on,strong Brown,Black colours were utilised especially when the Southern African population moved from the thatch huts to mud houses.
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