!Kweiten-ta-ǀǀKen

!Kweiten-ta-||Ken (also known as Rachel or Griet) was a noted |xam (San) chronicler of xam culture and knowledge. She played an important role in contributing to the Bleek and Lloyd archive of “Bushman Folklore” providing a female perspective on the life, rituals, and beliefs of |xam society. She was the primary source on |xam folklore, customs, and coming-of-age rights. 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]

A photograph of !Kweiten-ta ken when she was in Mowbray in 1874-5.

References
  1. Bank, Andrew (2006). "Bushmen in a Victorian World: The Remarkable Story of the Bleek-Lloyd Collection of Bushmen Folklore". Juta and Company Ltd. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. Skotnes, Pippa. "MISCAST MISCAST Negotiating the Presence of the Bushmen" (PDF). University of Cape Town. ISBN 0-7992-1652-6.
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