SAN
(BUSHMAN ART)

NAMIBIAN EKOKA      OMURAMBA      !XUN & KHWE      NAMIBIAN DONKERBLOM      KURU ART PROJECT

Kalk Bay Modern is privileged enough to hold one of the largest collections of contemporary San (Bushman) art in South Africa. The San are the aboriginal people of Southern Africa. Their distinct hunter-gatherer culture stretches back over 20 000 years, and their genetic origins reach back over one million years. Recent research indicates that the San are the oldest genetic stock of contemporary humanity.

Sparingly dispersed throughout Southern Africa, rock paintings can be found, dating back thousands of years. These images are the only threads of history left to tell the story of the San way of life that no longer exists. Contemporary San art is a natural evolution of their creativity to interpret their dreams, their morals and retain their world which is rapidly disintegrating.