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              RARI ARW RSA BUF2 5H
              RARI ARW RSA BUF2 5H
              ARW-RARI-ARW-RSA-BUF2-5H.jpg · Item
              Part of Willcox, Alex.R
              Felines.

              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.               Buffels Fontein II
              RARI LEE RSA BUF2 10
              RARI LEE RSA BUF2 10
              LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-BUF2-10.jpg · Item · 01/11/1991
              Part of Lee, Neil
              Baboons.

              Baboons are painted and engraved more frequently than jackals, and they also feature more frequently in Bushman myth and folklore. The /Xam believed that, like the lion, the baboon had similar powers to those of shamans. It was supposed to draw these powers from a small stick of a plant, which it kept in its left cheek. Some depictions of baboons show a whole troop with males, females and babies. There are also therianthropic baboons which express the closeness of baboons to people and, more important, the association between baboons and shamans.               Buffels Fontein II
              RARI LEE RSA BUF2 13
              RARI LEE RSA BUF2 13
              LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-BUF2-13.jpg · Item · 01/11/1991
              Part of Lee, Neil
              Anthropomorphic figures. Buffels Fontein II