Plant uses by the Topnaar of the Kuiseb Valley Namib Desert

Authors

  • Patrick Van Damme
  • Veerle van Den Eynden
  • Patrick Vernemmen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i3-4.17839

Abstract

The Kuiseb Topnaar use some 50 different plants for food, woodfuel, cosmetics, as drugs, for construction, . . . . The different plants are presented here and their uses discussed and compared to uses in other settings.

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Published

1992-11-11

How to Cite

Van Damme, P., van Den Eynden, V., & Vernemmen, P. (1992). Plant uses by the Topnaar of the Kuiseb Valley Namib Desert. frika ocus, 8(3-4). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v8i3-4.17839

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3-4 (1992): Namibia and the Namib Desert

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