ǃKweiten-ta-ǁKen

ǃKweiten-ta-ǁKen (/ˈkweɪtən tə ˈkɛn/ KWAY-tən tə KEN; name derived from an unknown language local to the Katkop Mountains) (also known as Rachel or Griet) was a noted ǀXam (San) chronicler of ǀXam culture and knowledge.

She played an important role in contributing to the Bleek and Lloyd archive of "Specimens of Bushman Folklore" providing a female perspective on the life, rituals, and beliefs of |Xam society.

She was the primary source on ǀXam folklore, customs, and coming-of-age rites.

She travelled to the Cape in June 1874 with her family and stayed until January 1875 during which she was interviewed by Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd.

[1] She was from the Katkop mountains north west of Brandvlei in what is today South Africa.

A photograph of ǃKweiten-ta ǁKen when she was in Mowbray in 1874–5.