African Bushmen Tribe, Art and Craft

There are actually many African tribes that are present until now. These tribes thrive to survive in the desert plains of the African continent. One of these tribes that survive until the present day is the Bushmen or San. They are located in the Southern Africa.

If you remember the series of movies ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’, you have found a San tribe there. In fact, the main character there is a Bushman. In the movies, the daily life of the tribe of the Bushmen is depicted. Their crafts to make spears and arrows are notable as well as their rock arts. It is because they are hunters and gatherers. Their skills are very excellent. No wonder their tribes survive for thousands of years (20,000 years). Plus, their way of living is amazing for them to live in the desert without money, without proper clothes, without transportations and without proper houses. The languages used are usually clicking of tongues and other sounds. In writing, they usually use the exclamation points (!) and slashes (/).

Their problem is that their homelands are used for the cattle herding of the Bantu tribes. This problem has existed since almost a couple of thousands of years ago. And the problem is added by white men who are colonists. You may also find this out through ‘The Gods Must Be Crazy’ movies. There is the untold story of the genocide, discrimination and oppression on them. Others are persecuted without any crimes. And so, their population is reduced to merely a hundred thousand only instead of over a million.