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just be kind, bro. โ™ฅ๏ธ

Johannesburg, South Africa ๊ฐ€์ž…์ผ Nisan 2012
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mzansi fo sho ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
mzansi fo sho ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ@PalesaMogorosi_ยท
Let us look at a Motswana girl in the Northern Cape (circa 1860s) ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ The portrait is inscribed as the following: "Hottentot girl of the Bejuana tribe, inhabiting the Karoo Karoo Plains and Kalahari Desert" This albumen print is an archival piece from the 1860s and attributed to the Lawrence Brothers who owned a prominent photography studio that was based in Cape Town. The inscription associated with the image identifies the subject as a "Girl of the Bejuana tribe, inhabiting the Karoo plains and Kalahari desert." In the 19th century, "Bejuana" (or Bechuana) was the standard European phonetic transcription for the Batswana people. Given this specific tribal designation and the geographic citation of the Kalahari and Karoo - the ancestral heartland of Tswana polities - the subjectโ€™s ethnicity is clearly Tswana. Her attire, specifically the traditional fur kaross, further reinforces her identity as a person from the high-plateau interior of Southern Africa. The inscription also includes the term "Hottentot," a designation that requires critical historical context. In the colonial era, European observers used this term (now considered derogatory and obsolete) as a broad, catch-all racial category. It was often applied inaccurately to any indigenous person from the Southern African interior who had possessed specific phenotypic markers, such as lighter skin tones or epicanthic folds. However, because these traits were common among the Tswana, as well as the San and Khoi people, colonial photographers frequently conflated these distinct cultural and linguistic groups under a single racialized label. The use of "Hottentot" in this inscription reflects the photographer's attempt to fit the subject into a generalized racial hierarchy of the time. From a morphological perspective, the subject displays traits that are widely indigenous to the Southern African interior. Her features include the high cheekbones, and an oval face shape characterized by a refined, tapered jawline. Notably, there is a presence of the epicanthic fold in her eyes as an established indigenous marker in the region. Ultimately, the specific identifier "Bejuana" serves as the more reliable data point for determining the woman's true Tswana heritage, as it acknowledges a specific linguistic and political affiliation. These features also suggest a lineage rooted in the ancient populations of the Southern African plateau, where Tswana-speaking groups have resided for centuries, sharing ancestral ties with neighboring San and Khoi. Link to the photograph: walthercollection.com/en/collection/โ€ฆ
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Have you ever wondered why many people in Southern Africa have such distinctively narrow hooded eyes or an epicanthic fold? ๐ŸŒโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ READ THE FOLLOWING AND LOOK AT THE PICTURE ATTACHED BELOW: For example, someone like Nasty C (frame 7) illustrates hooded eyes, where the skin of the brow sits lower over the eyelid crease. On the other hand, Nelson Mandela (frame 1) famously displayed the epicanthic fold - that distinct skin transition at the inner corner near the nose that creates a tapered almond shape. When comparing respective eye structures of Thabiso Ramotshela (frame 6) and Zenzo Ngqobe (frame 8), you can see a perfect illustration of how the epicanthic fold exists on a spectrum - ranging from a fully defined anatomical feature to a subtle hint of a fold. Dosto Noge (frame 3) is also showing us the beauty of this anatomy - while his eyes are naturally structured, his smile causes his lids to appear perfectly hooded. The brow skin completely overlaps the eyelid crease, often leaving only a narrow and twinkling slit visible. However, these two traits can also overlap in harmony, and someone like Mbuso Mandela (frame 2) carries an unmistakable epicanthic fold that is paired with a subtle hooding that highlights his Southern African heritage. So, why do these features exist here? Anthropologically, they are as clinal adaptations - biological solutions to a specific environment. In the high-glare, arid landscapes of the Kalahari and the open veld, these eye shapes act as built-in sunglasses. The hooding and the fold protect the eyes from intense UV radiation, wind-blown dust, and moisture loss. This eye structure is more than just a physical feature; it is a genetic signature belonging to some of the oldest human lineages on Earth. Long before modern specific ethnic labels were established, the early inhabitants of the Southern African plateau developed these traits as a direct response to the environment. These populations remained in the region for many thousands of years and the trait became deeply baked into the local DNA. Through centuries of genetic interaction, the epicanthic fold and/or hooded eyes became widespread across the entire Southern African region. Some individuals carry a very prominently sharp version of the fold, while others show a much slighter and more subtle variation. These features are a beautiful testament to how the human body has optimized itself for survival across the diverse terrains of the African continent.

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