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            SMT RSA LAR1 5
            SMT RSA LAR1 5
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            Part of Smits, Lucas
            Rain animals and zigzags.

            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.             La Rochelle I 1563
            SMT RSA LAR1 4
            SMT RSA LAR1 4
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            Part of Smits, Lucas
            Rain animals and zigzags.

            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.             La Rochelle I 1563
            SMT RSA LAR1 3
            SMT RSA LAR1 3
            SMT SMT-SMT-RSA-LAR1-3.jpg · Item
            Part of Smits, Lucas
            Rain animals and zigzags.

            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.             La Rochelle I 1563