On Monday we got the opportunity to visit some San Bushmen and learn about their culture and heritage. I’ve seen enough local tribes in Thailand, but this was something absolutely different. Their attire, language, behavior, and traditions definitely support what you see in documentaries about the Bushmen.
Along the tour we got shown how they used different plants for different reasons. The root of one plant was used to heal TB, but it depended on wether you were a lucky or unlucky person. Another plant was used as soap, but also to strengthen the poison of the arrows they used to kill prey. A the tip of the arrows was covered with mashed up insects (found on an Amura tree) and mixed with the plant to kill an animal within minutes.
We also got shown how the make fires and got invited to try it ourselves. Although I was quite confident it would be easy to do…I failed… Miserably! Much to the amusement of the Bushmen!
Take a look at the photo’s as I believe they tell more than words!
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| The Bushmen |
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| Women Attire |
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| Talking about the Plants |
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| The Poison Arrow |
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| Into the Bush we go! |
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| Bushmen making a Fire! |
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| Me Attempting to make a Fire! |
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| See if you can spot me!!! |
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