Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... medicine by the ' Hottentots ' ( Laidler 1928 ) ( Nama ? ) . At this time these people had been reduced to keeping mainly goats . Hoernlé ( 1918 ) pointed out that the historical Hottentots did not own goats , but Coetsé ( 1760 ) ...
... medicine by the ' Hottentots ' ( Laidler 1928 ) ( Nama ? ) . At this time these people had been reduced to keeping mainly goats . Hoernlé ( 1918 ) pointed out that the historical Hottentots did not own goats , but Coetsé ( 1760 ) ...
Page 190
... medicine were sprinkled on a grave against predators , and elsewhere in South West Africa water only was used on a grave so that the spirit did not interfere with the rain ; water was used to cool a ! kung medicine- man during certain ...
... medicine were sprinkled on a grave against predators , and elsewhere in South West Africa water only was used on a grave so that the spirit did not interfere with the rain ; water was used to cool a ! kung medicine- man during certain ...
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... medicine - man uses in curing . ' One of the plant substances is the root of the camel - thorn tree . Anyone may rub charred bits of the medicinal plants into little incisions to cure an ache or pain ( 1969 : 359 ) . The medicine - men ...
... medicine - man uses in curing . ' One of the plant substances is the root of the camel - thorn tree . Anyone may rub charred bits of the medicinal plants into little incisions to cure an ache or pain ( 1969 : 359 ) . The medicine - men ...
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