Other titles: Story of the past Creator: Kondep, Wellem Description: !Kung|Stories Publisher: P3ICL Project Rights holder: NUST Date: 28 May 2019 Date created: 28 May 2019 Language: !kung Subjects: Hunting Coverage: Namibia Abstract: I started with Wellem Kondep, A !xung speaking person. His mother and father are !xung speaking people. He is going to tell us about the story of the past, how they were hunting and gathered around looking for food. So I asked him how they hunted and gathered for food in the past. He said, as I heard from my parents, grandpa and grandma, life was very difficult for us those years. Our elders were living from wild animals, wild food as well and many more that I did not mention. Before they went for hunting they sat to discuss hunting methods. Those years our elders were not using guns, they used spears, bows and arrows. They killed animals by chasing them on foot to tire the animal and eventually kill it. Their drinking water source was rain, rivers and kept water in ostrich shell containers. They used these ostrich shells to fetch drinking water. These ostrich egg shells were also used for making neckless. So that is the story of the past. |
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