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Title: Bee hive for annual honey collection, 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, Beehives--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: The ǂKhomani San would travel to the bee hive once a year to collect honey. The San differentiate between two types of bees based on their size. It is the smaller one that stings. 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:26954

Title: Collecting berries
Subject: Bushman, San, indigenous, Southern Africa, gathering, woman, bushveld, blanket, San (African people)--Food--Namibia, Hunting and gathering societies--Namibia, Namibia
Identifier: islandora:12122

Title: Jakob Malgas collecting wild sage
Subject: 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, Sage, Medicinal plants--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Sage is used by the ǂKhomani San for its medicinal properties. It is used for digestive problems including loss of appetite, bloating and heartburn. 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:27003

Title: Jakob Malgas collecting tsamma melons, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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 collecting tsamma melons (Citrullus lanatus) between Kij Kij and Tierkop. 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:26945

Title: Jakob Malgas collecting tsamma melons, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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 collecting tsamma melons (Citrullus lanatus) between Kij Kij and Tierkop. Depending on where the tsamma melons, Citrullus lanatus, grow in the park they will have a different chemical composition and 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:26946

Title: Collecting thatch
Subject: Bushman, San, indigenous, Southern Africa, grass, gathering, woman, labour, San (African people)--Botswana--Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Hunting and gathering societies--Botswana--Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Central Kalahari Game Reserve (Botswana)
Identifier: islandora:12129

Title: Oulet Kruiper and unidentified member of the San community on a data collection trip into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Subject: Kruiper, Oulet, 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: Oulet Kruiper and an unidentified member of the San community. Oulet is Dawid Kruiper's daughter and was the lead dancer in the ǂKhomani traditional dance group. She used to help her father with the decision making. 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:26970

Title: Collecting roots
Subject: Bushman, San, indigenous, Southern Africa, desert, horizon, figure, Sand, San (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, San (African people)--Food--South Africa--Northern Cape, Hunting and gathering societies--South Africa--Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:12119

Title: Collecting water
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, water, bushveld, labour, San, indigenous, work, water, bottle, girl, sand, Water carriers (Persons)--Namibia, Namibia
Description: A woman carries a container for water on her head. //Auru, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:11981

Title: Dawid Kruiper collects a medicinal plant, keeping the roots intact, Print # 50
Subject: Kruiper, Dawid, 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, Medicinal plants--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: 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 Nations about the ǂKhomani San Land Claim and the theft of indigenous knowledge by international corporations. He died in 2012.
Identifier: islandora:27185

Title: Collecting berries
Subject: Bushman, San, indigenous, Southern Africa, man, plant, gathering, woman, sky, cloud, San (African people)--Food--Namibia, San (African people)--Clothing--Namibia, Hunting and gathering societies--Namibia, Namibia
Identifier: islandora:12161

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