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Title: Jakob Malgas gathering tsamma melons on the dunes.
Subject: tsamma melons ; Malgas, Jakob, San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Plants, Edible--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Hunting and gathering societies--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Jakob Malgas gathering tsamma melons (Citrullus lanatus) on the dunes in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Depending on where the melons grow in the park, they will have a different chemical composition, and therefore, taste due to centuries of water accumulation, evaporation and drought.Images from this trip document the first excursions into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and were a central part of the work on oral history and mapping in the first years of research.
Identifier: islandora:26997

Title: The landscape surrounding the Old Bushman Camp near Twee Rivieren.
Subject: San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Landscapes--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Plants--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: 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 1936.Images from this trip document the first excursions into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and were a central part of the work on oral history and mapping in the first years of research.
Identifier: islandora:27162

Title: Pushing their vehicle
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, indigenous, removal, return, home, land rights, Alternative Nobel Prize, San (African people)--Botswana--Ghanzi District--Social conditions, San (African people)--Botswana--Ghanzi District--Claims, San (African people)--Relocation--Botswana--Ghanzi District, Ghanzi District (Botswana)
Identifier: islandora:12197

Title: Herding goats
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, goat, farming, man, San, indigenous, herd, bushveld, work, labour, sand, tree, tyre track, hat, animal, Goats--Botswana, San (African people)--Agriculture--Namibia, West Hanahai Village (Botswana0
Description: Herding goats. In the foreground of the picture is a man walking; in the background are goats. West Hanahai, Botswana.
Identifier: islandora:11767

Title: Learners at a N|uu language class
Subject: Rooi, |Una ; Kassie, Magdalena ; Kassie. Lena ; Witbooi, Lientjie ; Sauls, Getreda ; Brou, Kheis ; N|uu language, San (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, Khomani (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, San (African people)--Languages, Khomani language--Study and teaching, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Youth attend one of the N|uu language classes at the Andriesvale Hall, Northern Cape, South Africa. Those present include, Magdalena Kassie, Lena Kassie, Lientjie Witbooi (with her child), Getreda Sauls, Ouma Kheis. Andriesvale Hall.
Identifier: islandora:27104

Title: Dongu
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, water, music, woman, San, indigenous, windmill, water tank, bowl, instrument, San (African people)--Music, Mbira--Namibia, Tanks--Namibia, Windmills--Namibia, Namibia
Description: A young girl carrying a bowl on her head, plays the dongu. In the background is a water tank and a windmill. //Auru, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:11987

Title: Mother and daughter at a church service
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, portrait, child, woman, San, indigenous, congregation, religion, church, San (African people)--South Africa--Religion, Schmidtsdrift (South Africa)
Description: A mother and daughter at a Dutch Reformed Church service. Another woman's face can be seen indistinctly. Schmidtsdrift, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:11893

Title: Karel "Vet Piet" Kleinman and members of the |Khasi-Kassie Family reconnect with the ancestral heritage under the Tree of Family.
Subject: Tree of Family ; Kleinman, Karel "Vet Piet", San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Trees--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park--Religious aspects, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: 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 place for the community. Members of the San community used to play here as children before they were evicted from the area.Images from this trip document the first excursions into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and were a central part of the work on oral history and mapping in the first years of research.
Identifier: islandora:27032

Title: |Una Rooi and an unidentified member of the San community.
Subject: Rooi, |Una, San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, San (African people)--Languages, Khomani language--Study and teaching, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: |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 Land Claim application. She was a fluent N|uu speaker and taught N|uu and San cultural history to children in Andriesvale, Northern Cape, South Africa, and was a member of Council of Elders. She was born in the Kalahari Gemsbok Park in 1931 and passed away in 2012.
Identifier: islandora:27089

Title: San group at hut
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, family, hut, bushveld, San, indigenous, bucket, blanket, tree, sand, man, woman, child, San (African people), San (African people)--Material culture
Description: A man, woman and children in front of a dome-shaped hut covered with pieces of fabric. There are household utensils on the sandy ground, and possessions hang from tree branches. Bushmanland, Namibia. Circa 1984.
Identifier: islandora:11695

Title: Artist painting
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, art, craft, artist, San, indigenous, skill, work, paintbrush, studio, Painting--Botswana, Artists--Botswana, Ghanzi District (Botswana)
Description: Artist painting. D'Kar, Botswana.
Identifier: islandora:11889

Title: Bottle store
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, man, store, alcohol, San, indigenous, bottle, counter, customer, patron, sell, buy, shop, San (African people)--Alcohol use--Namibia, Liquor stores--Namibia, Tsumkwe District (Namibia)
Description: Customers in a bottle store. Tjum!kui, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:12004

Title: Nyae Nyae Farmers' Co-operative
Subject: Bushman, San, indigenous, Southern Africa, group, discussion, men, women, land rights, meeting, San (African people)--Namibia, San (African people)--Namibia--Politics and government, Indigenous peoples--Namibia, Cooperative societies meetings--Namibia, Agriculture, Cooperative--Namibia, Namibia
Identifier: islandora:12118

Title: Unidentified member of the San community resting at a picnic area at the roadside
Subject: San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Men--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Images from this trip document the first excursions into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and were a central part of the work on oral history and mapping in the first years of research.
Identifier: islandora:27013

Title: Circumcision ceremony
Subject: Xhosa cultureCircumcision--Africa, Southern, Xhosa (African people)--Social life and customs, Young adults--South Africa
Description: Tribal initiation: circumcision ceremony.
Identifier: islandora:8268

Title: |Una Rooi, Print # 2
Subject: Rooi, |Una, San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Women--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: |Una Rooi participating in the data collection for the Land Claims process. |Una Rooi was instrumental in the data collection process for the Land Claim application. She was a fluent N|uu speaker and taught N|uu and San cultural history to children in Andriesvale, Northern Cape, South Africa, and was a Member of Council of Elders. She was born in the Kalahari Gemsbok Park in 1931 and passed away in 2012.
Identifier: islandora:27198

Title: Father and son
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, child, man, portrait, San, indigenous, hat, necklace, hut, Fathers and sons--Namibia, San (African people)--Namibia, Otjozondjupa (Namibia)
Description: Father and son. A child sits on a man's shoulder. /Aotcha, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:11899

Title: Vegetation in the arid landscape of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Subject: San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Plants--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Landscapes--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Vegetation located just North West of Gemsbokplein in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the ancestral home of ǂKhomani San. This open area was used as a hunting ground. This image was taken during one of the first data collection excursions into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Images from this period were key in building a strong foundation for the oral history and mapping processes in the early years of the Land Claim research process.
Identifier: islandora:26453

Title: South Africa Compiled from the M.S. Maps in the Colonial Office
Subject: Southern Africa
Description: Insets of Environs of the Cape district, District of George, Environs of Graham-Town and Cape-Town., London. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Identifier: islandora:25313

Title: Traditional dance
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, indigenous, San, dance, ritual, celebration, traditional, man, men, fire, sand, night, Khomani (African people)--South Africa, San (African people)--South Africa--Social life and customs, Dance--South Africa, Northern Cape (South Africa)
Description: Evening gathering with dancing at the fire. Khomani San perform a traditional dance. Kalahari, Northern Cape.
Identifier: islandora:12050

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