Namaqua People

Namaqua People

Steinkopf in 1950’s

The anthropologist Peter Carstens who published this photograph described describe Steinkopf of those years as:

NamaKo-op

Established in 1945 After this community co-operative was established it became the only local shop

Rhenish Mission Church

The church was the first church building in Steinkopf and was completed in 1849 in

Mission Station of Rhenish Missionary Society

In 1840 the London Missionary Society transferred its work in Namaqualand to the Rhenish Mission

Timeline

TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF STEINKOPF 1817 – Establishment of the Steinkopf Mission Station at

Indigenous People of the Area

The Indigenous Inhabitants of the Area The original indigenous inhabitants of the region were the

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