South Africa, Khoikhoi Handicrafts
1. Hoe de Hottentotten elpenbeen ringen maken 2 & 3. Hoe zy de matten maken 4. Hoe zy haare Touwen maken 5. Hoe zy haar Potten maken (1. How the Hottentots make elbow rings 2 & 3. How they make the mats 4. How they make their ropes 5. How they make their pots). The Khoikhoi are the traditionally nomadic pastoralist non-Bantu indigenous population of southwestern Africa. Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was a Dutch astronomer and naturalist. He is best remembered for his publication Naauwkeurige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop, describing the geography, climate, flora and fauna, followed by an accurate study of the Hottentots (Khoikhoi), covering their language, religion, lifestyle and customs. Cropped, original sized image appeared in: Naauwkeurige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop by Peter Kolbe, 1727.
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