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              RARI RSA BUT1 19
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-19.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Pearce, David
              RARI RSA BUT1 18
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-18.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Pearce, David
              RARI RSA BUT1 17
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-17.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Pearce, David
              RARI RSA BUT1 16
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-16.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Pearce, David
              RARI RSA BUT1 15
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-15.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Blundell, Geoffrey
              RARI RSA BUT1 14
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-14.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Blundell, Geoffrey
              RARI RSA BUT1 13
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-13.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Blundell, Geoffrey
              RARI RSA BUT1 12
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-12.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Published in 'Fragile Heritage' page 106. Eland. Blundell, Geoffrey
              RARI RSA BUT1 11
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-11.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Eland.


              The eland was the first animal that the San trickster deity, /Kaggen created and it remained his favourite.
              The eland is the largest of southern African antelope and is much desired for its meat and fat. The San say that all other animals are like servants to the eland.

              The importance of this animal is shown in the great variety of postures and perspectives. It is depicted running with tail outstretched, with uplifted head smelling the wind, and upside down, presumably dead. The eland is also depicted from the front or from the back, and even from above.

              The eland appears in four important San rituals it is the most carefully depicted antelope in both rock paintings and engravings: Trance dance, boy's first kill, girl's puberty and marriage. It is believed that eland fat contains a lot of potency and in a trance dance shamans aspire to possess eland potency.
              Blundell, Geoffrey
              RARI RSA BUT1 10
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-10.jpg · Item · 20/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Blundell, Geoffrey
              RARI RSA BUT1 1
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BUT1-1.jpg · Item · 01/09/1988
              Part of RARI
              Eland.

              The eland was the first animal that the San trickster deity, /Kaggen created and it remained his favourite.
              The eland is the largest of southern African antelope and is much desired for its meat and fat. The San say that all other animals are like servants to the eland.

              The importance of this animal is shown in the great variety of postures and perspectives. It is depicted running with tail outstretched, with uplifted head smelling the wind, and upside down, presumably dead. The eland is also depicted from the front or from the back, and even from above.

              The eland appears in four important San rituals it is the most carefully depicted antelope in both rock paintings and engravings: Trance dance, boy's first kill, girl's puberty and marriage. It is believed that eland fat contains a lot of potency and in a trance dance shamans aspire to possess eland potency.
              Dowson, Thomas