A Sample of of Bushmen (Khoisan) Photographs from the Archives of Mike Elliott

This has been a rush job so the slides have been scanned quickly and there has not been time to clean up the images. They represent a small part of my collection of more than 15 000 slides of the Bushmen, Bakhalahardi, African wildldlife and the landscapes of Namibia, Botswana & South Africa. It is my intention in the near future to scan all of them properly and present them in a searchable manner on these pages. See more photos, link to pure Bushman Information or visit Mike's Art Web Site.

These images may only be reproduced by private individuals for their personal use. They may not be used for any commercial purposes, for gain or advertising purposes, including use on Web Pages and by Charity organisations, without the permission of Mike Elliott.

Copyright © Mike Elliott 2004 email Mike Elliott

If you have reached this page from a hoodiatrust eBay page they have used my photographs illegally and linked to this site without my permission. You are welcome to visit but only with the understanding that I do not Endorse or otherwise support hoodiatrust or any other Hoodia Supplier. To my knowledge no Bushmen anywhere receive any benefit from the sale of this product.

Attached at the bottom of this page is a copy of the complaint I have lodged with eBay on the 19th March 2007


Old Ju/wa woman wearing traditional head decoration. Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992. Young Ju/wa woman displaying classical fine San features. Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992. Young Bushwoman wearing traditional dress and decoration. Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992. An Idea of size. The man is 6ft, the Ju/wa woman is about 18 years old and mother of 3 children. Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992. Appointed Bushman Minister from 1978, Geelboy Gasha's government house at Tsumkwe. Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992.
Madumu, a Kwa Bushman shaman from the Central Kalahari - Botswana., 1997 !Kangow, a Kwa Bushman hunter in 1990. At a Ju/wa village near Tsumkwe, Bushmanland during 1992. Ra Saokwa, a Kwa Bushman at Pudu Hudu, central Botswana in 1997. Ju/wa huts in Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992.
Enjoying a smokw. Old Ju/wa women outside Tsumkwe, 1992. A western knitted hat offsets the traditional adornment on this Ju/wa woman. 1992. Bushman baby, Tsumkwe 1992. Tsumkwe, Namibia 1992 Setting a snare trap in Bushmanland, Namibia, 1992.
Climbing a baobab tree for honey. Namibia 1992. Ju/wa at Tsumkwe, 1992 Ra Saokwa, a Kwa Bushman at Pudu Hudu, central Botswana in 1997. 1992 photo of N!xau from the film "Gods Must be Crazy". Died in 2003. Traditional Bushman hut, Namibia, 1992
A younger Ra Saokwa carrying firewood in 1990, Botswana. Bushmanland Sunset, 1992 Ancient Baobab in Bushmanland, Namibia. One of many historical and officially protected trees.


Complaint sent to eBay 19th March 2007

An eBay outfit calling itself 'hoodiatrust' is using unauthorised copies of my Photos & Links from these copies to my websites have resulted in significant additional traffic since July 2006 so my credibility may have been already severely compromised and has necessitated my having to update and modify the websites with disclaimers etc.

9 Sample 'hoodiatrust' eBay sale auctions carrying unauthorised copies of my photos are 170074888275 , 170083739474 , 170082726175 , 170086218440 , 170088511201 , 170086065507 , 170087206238 , 170087202419 , 170086136082
Also http://stores.ebay.com/PhytoSense-Premium-Herbals/Buying-Hoodia-On-The-Internet.html uses these pics.

Four Bushman Photographs (file names Bush18.jpg, Bush32.jpg, Bush33.jpg & Bush48.jpg) have been copied from two Websites of mine (http://www.mikeelliottfineart.com/bushmen.htm and http://www.kalahari-san.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/photos.htm)and links have been placed back to one of my Websites (http://www.kalahari-san.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/photos.htm). The Image file numbers have been changed but are direct copies of my pictures. The eBay Seller & Store professes to contribute to some kind of Bushman Trust (or Charity) and by linking through these copied photographs back to my Web Pages implies that I endorse their product and/or gives their product credibility.

They have not asked my permission, I have never heard of them before, I am not aware of any Trust, foundation or charitable system that supports the Bushmen from the sales of these products and, because these Photo Pages of mine form part of a University accredited 'Bushman Information Website', my reputation and the credibility of my Websites may be seriously compromised.

Can you please sort this out. I will be placing a copy of this email on the Websites as part of the disclaimer I will be posting.

Thank you > Mike Elliott