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Title: Xade settlement
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, San, indigenous, land rights, removal, man, talking, San (African people)--Botswana--Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Central Kalahari Game Reserve (Botswana)
Identifier: islandora:12252

Title: |Una Rooi hugging the Tree of Life
Subject: Tree of Life ; 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, Trees--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park--Religious aspects, San (African people)--Languages, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: |Una Rooi hugging the Tree of Life. She was delivered under this tree in 1931 by her grandmother, |Uruke, a medicine woman. This is her first time coming back to the tree since being evicted from the park.|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:27141

Title: Mbeki visits the Khomani San
Subject: Bushman, San, indigenous, Southern Africa, camera, crowd, meeting, hand, Khomani (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, San (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:12157

Title: Footprints mark the start of the annual pilgrimage to the holy mountain
Subject: Shembe Church ; Zulu (African people)--Religion, Marinovich african spirituality
Description: Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal. Footprints near the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe mark the start of the annual pilgrimage to the holy mountain. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
Identifier: islandora:7366

Title: Holy pilgrimage
Subject: Shembe Church ; Zulu (African people)--Religion, Marinovich african spirituality
Description: Nhlangakazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Church leaders and Vangeli or evangelists carry the 'Ark of the Covenant' and objects that belonged to the founder and lead 100,000 pilgrims start a three day barefoot walk from the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
Identifier: islandora:7385

Title: Mbila mutondo
Subject: Musical instruments--South Africa, Venda (African people)--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 111.212 Sets of percussion sticks, Place of production: Limpopo (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:20780

Title: Ritual dance of novice and amagqira
Subject: Pondo (African people), Ethnology--South Africa--Pondoland, Eastern Cape (South Africa)--Rural conditions, Pondo (African people)--Clothing, Pondo (African people)--Social life and customs
Description: Ritual dance of novice and amagqira., Missing negative (a).
Identifier: islandora:5707

Title: ≠Ati (set of 17)
Subject: Musical instruments--South Africa, Nama (African people)--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.111.11 Open single end-blown flutes without fingerholes, A. Length: 106mm (3.9in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), B. Length: 116mm (4.3in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), C. Length: 120mm (4.7in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), D. Length: 124mm (4.7in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), E. Length: 139mm (5.1in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), F. Length: 154mm (5.9in), Diameter: 10mm (0.4in), G. Length: 154mm (5.9in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), H. Length: 160mm (6.3in), Diameter: 9mm (0.1in), I. Length: 187mm (7.1in), Diameter: 10mm (0.4in), J. Length: 184mm (7.1in), Diameter: 10mm (0.4in), K. Length: 183mm (7.1in), Diameter: 10mm (0.4in), L. Length: 186mm (7.1in), Diameter: 12mm (0.4in), M. Length: 241mm (9.5in), Diameter: 12mm (0.4in), N. Length: 254mm (9.8in), Diameter: 12mm (0.4in), O. Length: 262mm (10.2in), Diameter: 12mm (0.4in), P. Length: 291mm (11.4in), Diameter: 13mm (0.4in), Q. Length: 359mm (13.8in), Diameter: 10mm (0.4in), Place of production: Upington (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:20136

Title: Holy pilgrimage
Subject: Shembe Church ; Zulu (African people)--Religion, Marinovich african spirituality
Description: Nhlangakazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Vimbeni Shembe arrives at the top of the holy mountain of his great grandfather after 100,000 pilgrims made a three day barefoot walk from the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture. 17 August 1997.
Identifier: islandora:7365

Title: ǂKhomani San : Tree of Love : trees are our heritage
Subject: Tree of Love, San (African people)--Social life and customs, San (African people)--Kalahari Desert--Social life and customs, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), ,
Description: 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 Love". The poster includes photographs of Shepherd's Bush tree as well as San people.
Identifier: islandora:27322

Title: Anna Swarts and her family
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, family, hut, village, San, indigenous, San (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, San (African people)--Dwellings--South Africa--Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:12182

Title: Two men being photographed
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, indigenous, San, photographer, thai tv crew, dispossessed, men, San (African people--South Africa, San (African people)--Relocation--South Africa, Promotional films--South Africa, Northern Cape (South Africa)
Description: Two San men being photographed by a member of a Thai television crew. The two men are dispossessed San who once lived inside the Kalahari Gemsbok Park. Northern Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:12110

Title: Albert Bladweer
Subject: Bladweer, Albert, 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: Albert Bladweer, Dawid Kruiper's brother-in-law, a skilled lion tracker and former employee of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Identifier: islandora:27231

Title: Crowd, possibly at a ngoma dance
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Music festivals--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Crowds--Tanzania--Rungwe District
Description: Crowd, possibly at a ngoma dance. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Identifier: islandora:5669

Title: Mbila mutondo
Subject: Musical instruments--South Africa, Venda (African people)--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 111.212 Sets of percussion sticks, Place of production: Limpopo (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:20788

Title: Mbila mutondo
Subject: Musical instruments--South Africa, Venda (African people)--Music
Description: Hornbostel-Sachs number: 111.212 Sets of percussion sticks, Place of production: Limpopo (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:20762

Title: Oral history interview with Derrick Williams [ Part 4 of 6]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Williams, Derrick
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.194b.mp3: Part 4 of 6 ; 29:18 min. ; interview 194 of 208
Identifier: islandora:19382

Title: School students
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, San, indigenous, removal, school, book, children, reading, San (African people)--Education (Elementary)--South Africa--Western Cape, Community schools--South Africa--Western Cape, Indigenous children--South Africa--Western Cape--Social conditions, Western Cape (South Africa)
Identifier: islandora:12240

Title: Oral history interview with Elizabeth van Niekerk [Part 2 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, Harfield Village (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Wolhuter, Anne, ,
Description: Karen Daniels interviews Anne Wolhuter, an ex-resident of Harfield Village, Cape Town. These interviews provide a very rich source or oral history regarding social life in Harfield Village and Claremont, as well as forced removals and their after-effects. Harfield Village, before the Group Areas Act, was a small mixed area of African, coloured and white inhabitants and was also known as "die vlak" by the locals. The themes included in the interviews are: inter-racial mixing and romanticisation of racial harmony, community and family relationships, religion - both Christian (Anglican, Methodist, Dutch Reformed) and Muslim (Harvey Road, Stegman Road and Main Road Mosques) - and schooling, leisure activities such as the Coon Carnival, music and jazz, shebeens and drinking. Class issues are discussed with reference to crime, gangs, "skollies", home ownership, rentals, incomes and employment. The physical, emotional and economic hardships endured by Harfield residents during and after the forced removals and the Group Areas Act are also discussed. Each interview in this collection contains a useful summary of the interview dynamics and the date of the interview., Forced removals, Cwc6.38b.mp3: Part 2 of 3 ; 30:40 min; interview 38 of 39
Identifier: islandora:24674

Title: Oral history interview with Asa Jassiem [ Part 4 of 6]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Jassiem, Asa
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.100b.mp3: Part 4 of 6 ; 29:22 min. ; interview 100 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18959

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