Words and sentences (and Dia!kwain's father's drawings)

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Title

Words and sentences (and Dia!kwain's father's drawings)

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

Dia!kwain (David Hoesar) (V)

Summary

A series of six inserts on the inside cover of Book V-17 which contain brief references to falling stars, earthquakes and sorcerers, as well as some |xam names for certain animals. Reference is also made to the 'speech' of ants and there are a few lines about a 'tiger'. Most significantly, there is a note on drawings made by Dia!kwain's father on rocks and ostrich skins and the preparation of painting substances, such as

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1) See also

Type

story

Date

September 1875 [?]

Category

Words and sentences

Custom and daily life

History (personal)

Keyword

words and sentences ( given by Dia!kwain )

words and sentences ( in the Katkop dialect )

words and sentences ( and Dia!kwain's father's drawings )

drawings ( made by Dia!kwain's father )

drawings ( on ostrich skin and rocks )

drawings ( made in rooi klip, or red haematite )

personal history ( the drawings made by Dia!kwain's father )

stars ( falling, and earthquakes and sorcerers )

stars ( and words and sentences )

sorcerers ( and falling stars and earthquakes )

sorcerers ( and words and sentences )

speech ( of ants )

speech ( and words and sentences )

ostrich ( skin )

ostrich ( Dia!kwain's father's drawings on -skin )

haematite ( red )

haematite ( or rooi klip )

haematite ( and Dia!kwain's father's drawings )

rocks ( and Dia!kwain's father's drawings )

rock art ( and Dia!kwain's father's drawings )

painting ( preparation of substances for )

painting ( in rooi klip, or red haematite )

painting ( and Dia!kwain's father's drawings )

Story Pages

inserts on the inside cover of Book V-17

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