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The arms were officially granted on October 20, 1989 and were abolished on the independence of Namibia in 1990. | The arms were officially granted on October 20, 1989 and were abolished on the independence of Namibia in 1990. | ||
The arms for this now defunct ethnic administration for the nine Nama tribes in (then) South West Africa (represented by the sheaf of nine arrows), has a shield partition based on the form of the famous sandstone sentinal known as Mukorob, the " Finger of God" , which until recently stood in the heart of Namaland. One of Namibia 's best-known landmark s, Mukorob has since collapsed and is now a mere heap of rubble. | |||
The wood of the quiver tree depicted in the crest was used in former times by the territory's early inhabitants , the Bushmen, to make quivers for their arrows. | |||
The supporters are two springbok, which were found in great numbers in Namaland. To distinguish these supporters from springbok supporting other coats of arms, they are differenced by means of quivers suspended from their necks. | |||
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