ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the relevance of epitaphs beyond their commemorative function among the Basotho of Lesotho. The focal part of the discussion is the juxtaposition of the Basotho clan names with their iconic animals (mentioned or drawn) consistently highlighted as a major schematic element, ‘Closing,’ to express personal and clan or group identity. The chapter concludes that the Basotho, both the living and the dead, carry Bequeathed Social Identity (BSI) which, of course, has become their national pride as reiterated by the embowed crocodile on the nation’s coat of arm for relational purpose internationally.
