Tzaneen Museum

Limpopo


The town museum has an impressive collection of artefacts, ranging from a ‘house guard’ totem used by the Rain Queens to some pretty spine-chilling Congolese masks. It’s particularly interesting if you’re visiting Modjadji or the Venda region.


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