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The Hottentots Worship the Moon, illustration from 'The Present State of the Cape of Good-Hope'...

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The Hottentots Worship the Moon, illustration from 'The Present State of the Cape of Good-Hope' by Peter Kolb, published 1731 (engraving)
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Date
1731 AD (C18th AD)
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First published in High German in 1716; also titled 'A particular account of the several nations of the Hottentots: their religion, government, laws, customs, ceremonies and opinions; their art of war, professions, language, genius &c.: together with a short account of the Dutch settlement at the Cape'; 'Hottentot' is the name, now considered derogatory, that European immigrants gave to the Khoikhoi people, the native people of southwestern Africa; Peter Kolb (1675-1726) was a German traveller and naturalist; English translation by Mr. Medley;

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dance / religious / drum / colony / drummer / ritual / exploration / dance / tribe / lunar / tribal / drumming / ritualistic / colonial / natives / religion

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