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            103 Images & Collections results for Burgersdorp and Molteno

            VRL BDI 017
            RARI VRL BDI 017 · Document · 1936
            RARI
            RARI LEE RSA WIG1 87
            RARI LEE RSA WIG1 87
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-WIG1-87.jpg · Item
            Part of Lee, Neil
            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.             Lee, Neil
            RARI LEE RSA WIG1 86
            RARI LEE RSA WIG1 86
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-WIG1-86.jpg · Item
            Part of Lee, Neil
            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.             Lee, Neil