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Cgʼose Ntcoxʼo
Cgʼose Ntcoxʼo (sometimes Xhose Noxo), known as Cgoise (c. 1950 – October 6, 2013) was an artist from Botswana. Ntcoxʼo was a member of the Ncoakhoe people, speakers of the Naro language, and was born in the Ghanzi District of Botswana. She was a member of the Kuru Art Project. In the early 1990s some of her work was shown in a gallery in London and seen by representatives of British Airways, who decided to purchase one of her pieces and to use it as the basis for a design in their ethnic livery scheme. A representative for the airline traveled to Africa to see her; in her telling, she was handed "a piece of paper and told...to make a cross". Despite the fact that she was illiterate, this transaction was held to be binding and to have caused her to transfer the rights to her work. She received 12,000 pula for her work. At the time her husband was ill with tuberculosis and her daughter was unemployed, and she was responsible for supporting a large family. During her career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanzi District
Ghanzi (sometimes Gantsi) is a Districts of Botswana, district in western Botswana, bordering Namibia in the west and extending east into much of the interior of the country. The district's administrative centre is the town of Ghanzi. Most of the eastern half of Ghanzi makes up the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The human population at the 2022 census was 56,555, less populous than that of any other district in Botswana. Ghanzi's area is 117,910 km². In the west, Ghanzi borders the Omaheke Region of Namibia. Domestically, it borders the following districts: North-West District (Botswana), North-West on the north, Central District (Botswana), Central on the east, Kweneng District, Kweneng on the southeast, Kgalagadi District, Kgalagadi on the south. Ghanzi, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Deception Valley, Ghanzi Craft, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Khutse Game Reserve are the major game areas in the district. The district is administered by a district administration and dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
