Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC3/NAMM/0003
Inventory Number
2917BB1
Site Name
Kinderlê Monument, Steinkopf
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 15:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 15:20.
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Description
Nama descendent, Ouma Vigiland: the Nama clan under Abraham Vigiland stayed in this region during the 1800’s. Two of his San farm hands slaughtered a horse without his permission and Abraham punished them with the whip. The next Sunday, while the adults were attending a church service in Bezondermijd, the workers decided to take revenge and killed the 32 children that were left at the Nama camp. The children were buried in a mass grave which was marked with a stone, and on 28 June 2003 the site was declared a heritage site
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Granite
Stone
Pedestal Material
Stones
Concrete
Event Commemorated
In the second of 1800 the San {Bushmen} Massacred 32 Nama children on this site. The tragedy occurred while their parents were attending the church service at Besondermeid
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Inscriptions
/This Memorial commemorates the 32 children of the Nama land who were massacred in the second of 1800//This grave later known as Kinder Le, marks the spot where 32 Nama children were buried in remembrance of these young souls we acknowledge their existence with symbols of life and growth. These trees planted in soil to which they belong with each branch and each leaf we note the abundance within each child and the permanence of these trees in our lives will ensure that their lives are always embedded in our hearts and in our minds. May their souls rest in peace//South African Heritage Resource Agency 28 June 2003/
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.186889, 17.783098
Northern Cape
- Namakwa
- Nama Khoi
Directions to Site
It is in the towns main street on a public Park
Access details
Open to public
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