ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the national value of the monument and dwell on how it praises the masculinity of men in Tswana culture. It focuses on gender archaeology that emerged during the postprocessual era during the 1980s. The chapter describes masculine gender presentation in Botswana's heritage. It discusses masculinity and heritage, within the context of Tswana society–patriarchal in nature and patriarchy that includes a key element of hegemonic masculinity, that is, where men are socially dominant over women. The chapter explores feminist scholar who probably does not respect her culture and chiefs but unless heritage interpretation is gendered to include all roles, values and performances of all genders then all aspects will be biased. It examines Three Dikgosi commemorated at the Three Dikgosi Monument Kgosi Bathoen I of Bangwaketse, Kgosi Khama III of Bangwato and Kgosi Sebele I of Bakwena lived within a patriarchal Tswana society where the male masculinity is dominant.
