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Letsoku is a clayey soil used by several tribes in Southern-Africa and other parts of the African continent.The Sotho-Tswana of Souther-Africa have described a number of clay soils as letsoku. These are named differently by other tribes in the region, it is known as chomane in Shona, ilibovu in Swati, imbola in Xhosa and luvhundi in Venda, there are many other names given by other ethnic groups. Letsoku occurs naturally in a number of colours and it has many use, it is mostly used for cosmetic applications in southern-Africa. However, other functions of it is related to artwork, medicinal use, cultural symbolism and tarditional beliefs

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  • Letsoku is a clayey soil used by several tribes in Southern-Africa and other parts of the African continent.The Sotho-Tswana of Souther-Africa have described a number of clay soils as letsoku. These are named differently by other tribes in the region, it is known as chomane in Shona, ilibovu in Swati, imbola in Xhosa and luvhundi in Venda, there are many other names given by other ethnic groups. Letsoku occurs naturally in a number of colours and it has many use, it is mostly used for cosmetic applications in southern-Africa. However, other functions of it is related to artwork, medicinal use, cultural symbolism and tarditional beliefs (en)
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  • Letsoku is a clayey soil used by several tribes in Southern-Africa and other parts of the African continent.The Sotho-Tswana of Souther-Africa have described a number of clay soils as letsoku. These are named differently by other tribes in the region, it is known as chomane in Shona, ilibovu in Swati, imbola in Xhosa and luvhundi in Venda, there are many other names given by other ethnic groups. Letsoku occurs naturally in a number of colours and it has many use, it is mostly used for cosmetic applications in southern-Africa. However, other functions of it is related to artwork, medicinal use, cultural symbolism and tarditional beliefs (en)
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