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ǃKweiten-ta-ǁKen
Chronicler of xam culture and knowledge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ǃKweiten-ta-ǁKen (/ˈkweɪtən tə ˈkɛn/ KWAY-tən tə KEN; name derived from an unknown language local to the Katkop Mountains) (also known as Rachel or Griet) was a noted ǀXam (San) chronicler of ǀXam culture and knowledge. She played an important role in contributing to the Bleek and Lloyd archive of "Specimens of Bushman Folklore" providing a female perspective on the life, rituals, and beliefs of |Xam society. She was the primary source on ǀxam folklore, customs, and coming-of-age rites. She travelled to the Cape in June 1874 with her family and stayed until January 1875 during which she was interviewed by Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd.[1] She was from the Katkop mountains north west of Brandvlei in what is today South Africa.[2]
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