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A Bushman,or San,mimics an ostrich as he sings and dances round a campfire. The rest if the band keeps rhythm to the noise of the rattles wound round the dancer's legs. These NS hunter gatherers live in the Xai Xai Hills close to the Namibian border. Their traditional way of life is fast disappearing.
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A woman of the NIIS hunter gatherer band enjoys a smoke during a break in foraging for food.The NIIS are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular.
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NIIS hunter gatherers follow animal trails through thick bush country on the edge of the Kalahari.The NIIS are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years.Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.
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A NIIS hunter gatherer carefully enlarges a hole in an ostrich egg, which will be used as a water container. They speak with four distinct click consonants and live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia Botswana border.
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A NIIS hunte gatherer winds strings of rattles round his legs in preparation for a dance.These rattles are made from specially dried cocoons in which are placed tiny chips of stone.The NIIS are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular.
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A NIIS hunter gatherer takes aim with his bow and arrow.The arrows are poisoned with the sap of a species of commiphora tree.They have detachable heads and no flights. Until recently, their way of life had remained unchanged for thousands of years.Few now live solely by hunting and gathering.
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Two women from the NIIS hunter gatherer band talk together.The older woman is wearing a beautifully decorated leather cape.They live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia Botswana border.
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NIIS hunter gatherers prepare to kill a porcupine in its burrow below a termite mound.The NIIS are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen.They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned, lean and muscular.
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A woman from the NIIS hunter gatherer band enjoys a smoke. They speak with four distinct click consonants.The NIIS live in the harsh environment of a vast expanse of flat sand and bush scrub country straddling the Namibia Botswana border.
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Namibia, Bushmanland. A young San (Bushman) woman at Nhoqma village (pronounced //Nhoq'ma) near Tsumkwe in northeast Namibia.
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Namibia, Bushmanland. Portrait of a San (Bushman) woman at Nhoqma village (pronounced //Nhoq'ma) near Tsumkwe
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Nhoqma village, Bushmanland, Namibia. Ecotourism project, a young girl learns how to make ostrich-shell jewellery
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