Bamboo Mountain I
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LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-BMM1-2.jpg
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01/08/1991
Part of Lee, Neil
PJV PJV-RARI-PJV-04-236.jpg
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Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
Bushman beliefs suggest that bags had a special significance beyond everyday use. Their relation to trance metaphors is illustrated in San mythology, where parallels were drawn between getting into a skin bag and getting into an animal- that is, taking on its potency. Therefore, bags painted next to a dance or by themselves, are probably an indication of a trance experience. Bamboo Mountain I
NMSA NMSA-RSA-BMM1-4.jpg
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2003
Part of Natal Museum
Depictions of cattle in rock art are common in some regions. Often they are accompanied by Iron Age people carrying broad-bladed iron spears, shields and knobkerries. Bamboo Mountain I
NMSA NMSA-RSA-BMM1-6.jpg
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2003
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Rain-making was one of the San shamans’ most important tasks. The southern San thought of the rain as an animal. This animal was an amorphous quadruped that generally resembled a hippopotamus, but it could also look like an ox or an antelope. A male rain-animal, or rain-bull, was associated with the frightening thunderstorm that bellowed, stirred up the dust, and sometimes killed people with its lightning. The female rain animal was associated with soft, soaking rains. Bamboo Mountain I
