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Oral evidence on the construction of vernacular farm dwellings in the Waterberg (Limpopo Province)

Abstract
The Waterberg region is known for its luscious vegetation and
indigenous wood types available for the construction of simple
buildings, structures and furniture. This was probably one of the reasons
why White pioneers and their descendants maintained such a long
tradition of folk architecture in the region. The tradition started in the
first half of the 19th century and lasted until the last half of the 20th
century. Even though most of the older buildings and structures have
disappeared, the information relating to that era’s folk architecture lived
on in the memories and oral history of the generations who remembered
them. This paper introduces some of the oral information regarding the
older pioneer dwellings on farms in the Waterberg.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001735
Date01 June 2009
CreatorsNaude, M
PublisherSouth African Journal of Cultural History
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText
RightsSouth African Journal of Cultural History

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