South Africa, Khoikhoi Cow Blowing
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South Africa, Khoikhoi Cow Blowing
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Aardige manier van koejen te melken en boter te maken (Nice way to milk cows and make butter). The Khoikhoi use a technique called cow blowing (Kuhblasen, phooka, or doom dev) in which forceful blowing of air into a cow's anus (or sometimes vagina) is applied to induce her to produce more milk. Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was a Dutch astronomer and naturalist. He is best remembered for his publication Naauwkeurige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop. He was appointed as the first official astronomer in South Africa and worked at the Cape between 1705-13, providing a detailed account of day-to-day life at the Cape, also describing the geography, climate, flora and fauna, followed by an accurate study of the Hottentots (Khoikhoi), covering their language, religion, lifestyle and customs. Image appeared in Naauwkeurige beschryving van de Kaap de Goede Hoop by Peter Kolbe, 1727.
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