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Image from page 9 of “The origin of the Xosas and others” (1911)
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Identifier: originofxosasoth00mcka
Title: The origin of the Xosas and others
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: McKay, James
Subjects: Xhosa (African people)
Publisher: Cape Town, Juta
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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Specimen of a woman offthe Ovambo Hottentots, North West Africa. Among this people there are some who have almost white skins and rose-tinted cheeks; these are generally of medium height, while others are shorter and darker in colour, being more of the Bushman than the Hottentot type.

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Specimen of Bushman living on a farm in the Western Province, said to be over 100 years old, and 4 ft. 7 in. in height. jrr ^u^THE ORIGIN A FA OF THE XOSAS ANDOTHERS BY JAMES McKAY J. C. JUTA & CO. Cape Town. Johannesburg. Port Elizabeth Grahamstown. East London. Stellenbosch. igu, Printed and bound at The Rustica Press Wynberg, C.C. PREFACE. Little or nothing has been written on the subject of theorigin of our South African Native races. -By this factand the existence of many conflicting opinions, nativeand foreign, upon the point, the writer has been inducedto endeavour to trace their antecedents. .The result isthis little work, which, though lacking in detail, may befound useful as a step towards further research and theacquisition of more definite knowledge with regard tothe ancients of Libya and the moderns of Africa. JAMES McKAY. The Origin of the Xosas, Zulus andothers. By JAMES McKAY. The Portuguese are accredited with being the discover-ers of Southern Africa, but seeing

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