Iziko_SAMLB_TaBook3_008

Iziko_SAMLB_TaBook3_008

Watercolours

Tamme

image

watercolour (monochrome)

29 June 1881

230x294mm

1. Koai, a dark-coloured bird, eaten by the elder !kun, but respected by the children. Its call is Kue-ee, or Ku e e e and is supposed to laugh at people, 2. |nu'she, a small dark-coloured bird, eaten by children. It calls Ha-ha, Ha-ha., 3. |gurri, a plant, the fruit of which is said to be very nice, and to be boiled and eaten by the !kun, 4. earth, 5. fruit, 6. leaf (the rest having fallen off)

plants and animals

custom and daily life

food ( eaten by elders )

food ( respected )

food ( eaten by children )

food ( birds eaten by elders and children )

animal ( birds eaten by elders and children )

respect ( for food, animals )

respect ( by children )

plant ( edible, fruit, leaf )