The death of Khoekhoegowab researcher Michael Doëseb has been described as a big loss to his family and the Damaran community.

Doëseb was a cultural enthusiast and Khoekhoegowab preserver who lived with his family in Khorixas, Kunene Region. 

Michael Doëseb, a 73-year-old man from Khorixas in the Kunene Region, has turned his home into a museum.

The 'house museum' has photographs and utensils of deceased Damara Kings and bottles with about 250 different traditional medicines from plants, collected over a span of 35 years.