Mr Raats has been running the Living Museum for more than 10 years at Erin farm, Northern Cape.

The Living Museum

Arie Raats and Babara Raats are a married San couple.

Babara Raats started her guest house, Boesmanrus in 2016.

Babara Raats has been running her guest house for 7 years and also makes crafts with her husband Arie.

Babara Raats is a San woman who is busy making jewelry.

Arie Raats is a San man who doing hunting activities

These are poisonous spears that are used during hunting.

Arie Raats has been running the Living Museum for more than 10 years at Erin farm.

Hoodia plant grows in the Kalahari desert it was used by the San Bushmen principally to fight hunger and thirst during long hunting trips and at times of famine.

Traditional Herbs

Chief Vaalbooi heading off into the bush to collect some herbs.

Chief Vaalbooi picked herbs from the ground and left some so that new herbs can grow.

The sands of the Kalahari are reddish in colour.

Chief Vaalbooi relaxes with a cup of tea after collecting his herbs.

Chief Vaalbooi is busy grinding the herbs into a power form.

Chief Vaalbooi engages in conversation and shares his knowledge and wisdom.

Shade Busakhwe is a 15 year old girl from the Kalahari, South Africa.

The Ballerina

She has dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer.

Shade does all per practices at the Andriesvale community hall.

Shade Busakhwe was in grade 8 when she became interested in ballet and later realized she has a passion for it.

She’s going to do her first performance at the Kalahari Desert Festival in February 2023.

She is a role model to the children and they admire her.

Sarah gets up before 5am to get ready for work.

My Mother

Sarah van der Byl, 51 years old at the office. She is a security guard.

Jaydee says, "She teachers me values to be independent and a hardworking woman.".

Sarah broke her leg 2 years ago at a funeral after that she started working as a security guard in Ashham.

The house that Sarah is sitting in front of with her mom, she built.

"Sarah is like a mother to me and was the one who helped my mother raise me."

Four Stories

1) The Living Museum-Married San couple who offers accommodation & activities like hunting, tracking, storytelling & traditional clothing making.

2) Traditional Herbs - Chief Petrus Vaalbooi goes to the veld to collect herbs to make medicinal remedies so that he can heal the people.

3)The Ballerina -Shade Busakhwe is a 15 year old girl who dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. 

4) My Mother- Jaydee Arrie talks about her admiration  for Sarah van der Byl, 51 year old who she admires as her mother.

#Khomani San Stories