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Battle Cave I
BT Winterton
Battle Cave I
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01/07/1988
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Rhinos and hippos are more common as engravings than paintings. Both the black and white rhinos are represented.
Some are so carefully engraved so that the characteristic folds of their skin are depicted. Battle Cave I
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01/11/1988
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Depictions of felines in rock art are common.
Lions in general were believed to have some of the shaman’s accomplishments: they knew things that ordinary people could not possibly know, they could become invisible, and they could cause things to happen by supernatural means. They could also transform themselves into hartebeest and then, when the hunters appeared, revert to their feline form.
Not surprisingly, Bushmen believe shamans can turn themselves into lions. It was also believed that shamans obtained lion-power by eating a lion’s gall, which is believed to be the seat of its potency. When malevolent shamans roam in feline form, the shamans in the camp enter trance and chase them off. Mclean, Bernice
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09/1990
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Different kinds of bows are depicted in San art. From curved, comparatively straight and triple curved there are a variety of bows found in rock art. Dowson, Thomas
