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Domboshaba is an open site of more than 8 hectares. On the hilltop there are dry stone walls which form private enclosures. Most of these stone walls have an average height of 1.8 metres. The stone wall structures are mostly free standing with a few platforms which mainly form part of the entrances.
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Cultural festival started in 2000 when Mukani Action Campaign (MAC) and the Balumbidzi be iKalanga (The Society for the Promotion of iKalanga Language (SPIL) embarked on a search for ways to promote and celebrate the culture and history of the Kalanga people. Domboshaba monument hosts an
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spread across the monument. The older dakha house floors were exposed by amateur archaeologists and soil erosion over time. These floors were made with soils that have high ratio of clay to gravel. It is believed that the house floors were fired to strengthen them for longer periods.
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Domboshaba cultural trust or DTC is one of the sponsors of
Domboshaba cultural festival and since its formation in the year 2007 it has become an annual event to bring together youth from Kalanga tradition and other groups to learn about the culture and tradition of Kalanga people.
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to bind them together. The hill top was the residence of the chief, his religious advisor and closer attendants. The hilltop has six stone wall enclosures while the lower part has one main enclosure divided into several enclosures where the chief's wives and family lived.
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to openly create awareness about the event and the monument site, this will also be the time to share
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period (1250–1450 AD). The site is a respected place for the people living in the region and it is believed that the chief lived on the top of the hill together with his helpers or assistants.
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This is a milling stone which was used at
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and others. Domboshaba cultural festival does not only attract the audience from the
Botswana and Zimbabwe, rather the events done there exposes the culture of Kalanga people.
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annual festival event at the heritage site every year. The event comprises distinguished guests from different backgrounds to come and witness the culture and tradition of
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representing the presence of huts. The site has been revered by local people and has been protected by local
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means red (translated from the
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used to be the settlement of the Great chief of that time. The ruins are similar to the
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The milling stone was used to grind food-stuffs such as tobacco and groundnuts.
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Domboshaba festival is scheduled to take place every year in
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which never dries up: the well is 7 metres deep and is situated in the rock.
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programme (Self reliance) in collaboration with the department of
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Grinding stone used to pound tobacco and nuts at
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stones work in pairs. The lower stationary stone is called the
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Dihosana dance troupe at the Domboshaba cultural festival 2017
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Pathway designed by people who were staying there in the past.
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Dihosana_Dance_troupe_7 during the cultural festival in 2017
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Domboshaba is a national monument administered by the
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