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The earliest inhabitants of Namibia

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The Himba are indigenous people with an estimated population of about 50,000 people living in northern Namibia. Photo: Archive Swm

Young Himba girl. The Erembe headdress indicates that she is no longer a child. Photo: Archive Swm

The responsibility for milking the cows and goats lies with the women and girls. Photo: Archive Swm

The Herero are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting parts of Southern Africa. There were an estimated 250,000 Herero people in Namibia. Photo: Archive Swm

Herero women. The most distinctive feature of Herero women's dress is their horizontal horned headdress, the otjikaiva, which is a symbol of respect. Photo: Archive Swm

The Herero have a bilateral descent system. A person traces their heritage through both their father's lineage, or oruzo, and their mother's lineage, or eanda. Photo: Archive Swm

The earliest known inhabitants of Namibia are the San (Bushmen), who belong to the Khoesan peoples. Photo Mauro Burzio

San man. Between 27,000 and 36,000 San people in Namibia, living mostly in the north and east of the country. Photo PH

Men hunt in long, laborious tracking excursions. Photo Mauro Burzio

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