Hamcumqua

The Hamcumqua, also called the Inqua, were Khoekhoe herders of the southern African interior. Their country lay north of the coastal communities of the southern Cape, and their herds attracted the attention of Dutch traders. In 1689 the Cape expedition led by Isaac Schrijver crossed the mountains to seek livestock and met Hykon, an Inqua leader. The meeting brought the Dutch into contact with a pastoral society whose relationships extended across the country beyond the coastal ranges.