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Birth ceremony and marriage ceremony among the Khoekhoe
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with two depictions of rituals of the Khoekhoe, respectively a birth ceremony and a wedding ceremony. Top: The newborn child is smeared with cow dung in the hut. In the background, an unwanted child is tied to a tree branch. Bottom: In the middle of a circle sits the bride and groom. The man urinates on his wife. Below the depictions, a caption in French.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGeboorteceremonie en huwelijksplechtigheid onder de Khoekhoe. 1729. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
