Bakone Malapa Open-Air Museum
Postal address: PO Box 111
Pietersburg
0700
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City: Pietersburg Province: Northern Province Postal code: 0700 Country: South Africa
Phone: 01521 Fax: 01521 915101
Description
9km/5.5mi south of Pietersburg on R 37 is the Bakone Malapa Open-Air Museum which is centered on a traditional North Sotho village still occupied by members of the tribe, who sell various craft products to tourists. Background information can be obtained in the visitor center. Within the museum complex are archaeological sites with remains of iron- and copper-smelting installations, as well as rock paintings of around 1000 B.C.
Source: Planetware.com
Category: Museum Keywords: History; Culture
Ref ID: 280
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