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Van Warmelo (N. J.) Government Ethnologist:

NOTES ON THE KAOKOVELD (SOUTH WEST AFRICA) AND ITS PEOPLE

Published: The Government Printer, Pretoria, 1962

Edition: Second

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $65

Bidding opens: 12 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 19 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Stapled wraps with title on front cover.

68 pages. Illustrated with 15 plates. Folding map at rear.

A copy in good condition, without any markings inside.

This second edition was published in 1962 with a print-run of 500 copies.

An ethnographical investigation of the Herero tribes of the Kaokoveld.

Some of the contents include:

A history of area, notes on governance, climate, a list of headmen and populations under their authority, a history of the Herero and Himba (and specifically the Kaokoveld Herero), genealogy of Omuhona Katiti, a short chronology of significant events from 1888 - 1947, and also some notes on the peoples of Sesfontein. Bibliography and Index at rear.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 15 x 24 cm


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