‡Khomani San - Hugh Brody
University of Cape Town
The ǂKhomani San are the first people of the southern Kalahari. They lived as hunters and gatherers in the immense desert in the northwest corner of South Africa. For them, it was a land rich in wildlife, plants, trees, great sand dunes and dry riverbeds. When the ǂKhomani San share their history, they tell a story of dispossession from their lands, erasure of their way of life, and disappearance of their language. To speak of their past is to search in memory for all that was taken from them in the colonial, apartheid and post-apartheid era. But they also tell a story of reclamation and recovery of lands, language and even of memory itself. They tell a story of struggle to emerge from the losses of the past, to put in place a new story.
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UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 2008
This map of Northern Cape, South Africa (and sections of Namibia and Botswana) displays preliminary results of land usage and occupancy data derived from interviews conducted during the Cultural Resource …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936
In 1936 Donald Bain staged a Bushmen display at the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg. Bain trucked 77 participating Bushmen to Johannesburg. Following the success of "Bain's Bushmen" he trucked them …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936
In 1936 Donald Bain staged a Bushmen display at the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg. Bain trucked 77 participating Bushmen to Johannesburg. Following the success of "Bain's Bushmen" he trucked them …
UCT: University of Cape Town · 1 October 1936
In 1936 Donald Bain staged a Bushmen display at the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg. Bain trucked 77 participating Bushmen to Johannesburg. Following the success of "Bain's Bushmen" he trucked them …
Magdalena Kassie, Antjie Kassie's daughter, conducts linguistic research for the South African San Institute (SASI). Here she is collecting data from an unidentified member of the San community. Magdalena Kassie …
Pits were originally dug for water but when these dry up, they are left uncovered and open to the elements, leaving a hole with an opening wide enough for children …
This image was included in Alfred Martin Duggan Cronin's The Bantu tribes of South Africa : reproductions of photographic studies, the outcome of his major ethnographic research study of the …
Buks Kruiper relaxing in front of his hut located between Welkom and Witdraai. Buks Kruiper was a skilled hunter and known for catching cheetah and jackals.
During one of the early research trips to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, a trip was made to two adjacent grave sites near a former settlement near Twee Rivieren. Several historically …
During the 2005 Cultural Week in the Kalahari, San community members from Botswana and South Africa were invited to make crafts and demonstrate tracking, hunting and other activities. Here, San …
Elsie Vaalbooi was a fluent N|uu speaker and a member of the Council of Elders. In 1997 she gave the Northern Cape, South Africa's largest province, its moto: Sa ||a …
Two unidentified individuals sit outside Dawid Kruiper's house and make bows and arrow, probably to sell. The finished products on the back left.
Jakob Malgas and Lena Malgas posing in front of limestone grottoes at Witdraai in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. These grottoes played an important part in the ǂKhomani San's cultural heritage. …
Confronting historical bias, this poster states it is "making the invisible visible" through various activities displayed in eighteen photographs. These images show members of the San community engaged in language …
This poster outlines the cultural and natural heritage of the San people. It explores the cultural and symbolic value of the Shepherd's Bush tree as "The Tree of Healing". The …
Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman was a skilled and well-known field ranger until his death in 2004. He was trained by Regopstaan Kruiper and was passing this ethnoecological knowledge on to …
These and several other members of the San community were identified during the genealogical research conducted during the ǂKhomani San Land Claim research process.
Ouma Kheis Kruiper, Dawid Kruiper's wife, works closely with Levi Namaseb to record her family's genealogy.
For the ǂKhomani San, gemsbok play an important part in a puberty initiation ceremony. During the "hok meisie" ritual, a woman who has her first period would be painted by …
This poster outlines the cultural and natural heritage of the San people. It explores the cultural and symbolic value of the Shepherd's Bush tree as "The Tree of Family". The …
Members of the Malgas family pose for a family photograph. Those present include Jakob Malgas, Abraham Malgas and Andrew Kruiper.
This image was included in Alfred Martin Duggan Cronin's The Bantu tribes of South Africa : reproductions of photographic studies, the outcome of his major ethnographic research study of the …
Dawid Kruiper and Jakob Malgas were important figures for the San community and critical to the success of the Land Claims research process.
A draft map of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park showing three of the San community's important hunting grounds and an important gathering ground. Additional information includes waterholes, rivers, travelling routes and …
Members of the |Khasi-Kassie Family reconnecting with the ancestral history at the location of Donald Bain's former living site. In 1935 Donald Bain attempted to secure live specimens for his …
The landscape surrounding the ǂKhomani San 's former living area. This site is currently being excavated as an archaeological site.Images from this trip document the first excursions into the Kgalagadi …
"Tentacamp", a campsite in Erin, Northern Cape. The concentric circle in the foreground is used for a dance ritual, the inner circle for a fire place and the outer ring, …
Pits were originally dug for water but when these dry up, they are left uncovered and open to the elements, leaving a hole with an opening wide enough for children …
Luis Kruiper, Oulet Kruiper, Rosie Meintjies and an unidentified member of the San community rest during a data collection trip into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.Images from this trip document the …
Springbok are plentiful in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and generally only hunted by the ǂKhomani San for their meat. This image was taken during one of the first data collection …
Nigel Crawhall comforts Ouma |Una Rooi. This is |Una Rooi's first time returning to the tree since being evicted from the park. |Una Rooi was instrumental in the data collection …
Found on the eastern border of the Old Bushman Camp, the Tree of Family is of great importance to the ǂKhomani San community and was both a resting and meeting …
Antjie Kassie and her daughter Magdalena Kassie in Paris as guests of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to present on a heritage management project they launched with …
Researchers and San community members travel through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park conducting research for the ǂKhomani San Land Claim. While there, San community members reconnected with their cultural heritage.Hugh Brody …
Found on the eastern border of the Old Bushman Camp, the Tree of Family is of great importance to the ǂKhomani San community and was both a resting and meeting …
Ouma |Una Rooi showing Levi Namaseb a point of interest, in the distance. |Una Rooi was instrumental in the data collection process for the Land Claim application. She was a …
Aenki Kassie and her daughter Magdalena Kassie in Paris as guests of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to present on a heritage management project they launched with …
Hanna Koper viewing a photographic exhibition in the Information Centre at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park access gate.
This poster provides information about the death and burial of a number of San community members within the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It includes an inset map showing the Nossob and …
Windmills and other water pumps form an essential role in sustaining the Kalahari's ecosystem. Subterranean water is pumped into troughs and other waterholes for animals to drink and helps sustain …
An area known as |Khupugi |hoab meaning "the stony flats of the anteaters". The large area is covered by small rounded pebbles and are eaten by ostriches to aid digestion.Images …
|Una Rooi and an unidentified member of the San community. Both women were teachers at the N|uu language school. |Una Rooi was instrumental in the data collection process for the …
Sana Gooi is Lukas Bok's cousin. She remembers calling him Lukas viertien (fourteen) because he was so tall.
|Una Rooi was delivered under the Tree of Life in 1931 by her grandmother, |Uruke, a medicine woman. This is her first time coming back to the tree since being …
Members of the community meet in Au#gas (Bitterpan) to discuss their land claim. The area got its name from the very bitter tsamma melons (Citrullus lanatus) growing near the pan. …
Dawid Kruiper was a traditional leader and healer. He was very politically active and was outspoken on a number of issues impacting San culture. This included speaking to the United …
During one of the early research trips to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, a trip was made to two adjacent grave sites near a former settlement near Twee Rivieren. Several historically …
Data collected from San elders during the cultural mapping process reveals that this site was used by the San community who were living in and around the park prior to …
|Abaka Koper and Antas [surname unknown] reconnect with their cultural heritage during a research trip into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. They share their stories and memories with the researchers.
During one of the early research trips to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, a trip was made to two adjacent grave sites near a former settlement near Twee Rivieren. Several historically …