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            6 Images & Collections results for Excelsior

            RARI LEE RSA MER3 15
            RARI LEE RSA MER3 15
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-MER3-15.jpg · Item
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Attenuated figures (elongated figures). Digging sticks. Merrimietzie III 576
            RARI LEE RSA MER3 35
            RARI LEE RSA MER3 35
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-MER3-35.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.             Merrimietzie III 576
            RSA MTN1 1
            RSA MTN1 1
            RARI RARI-RSA-MTN1-1.jpg · Item · 01/09/1993
            Part of RARI
            Snakes.

            Depictions of snakes are not uncommon in rock art.Often it is difficult to detect the head because the snake is entering or leaving a crack or step in the rock face. On close inspection, it is noticeable that most are not depictions of real snakes at all.
            Moreover, bushman beliefs about snakes throw light on these puzzling features. It is believed that shamans used burnt snake powder to assist them in the control of their levels of trance. Like snakes, shamans go underground and then surface again when on out-of-body travel, and this probably explains why painted snakes often seem to slither in and out of the rock face.             Dowson, Thomas
            RSA MTN1 13
            RSA MTN1 13
            RARI RARI-RSA-MTN1-13.jpg · Item · 13/04/1998
            Part of RARI
            Snakes.

            Depictions of snakes are not uncommon in rock art.Often it is difficult to detect the head because the snake is entering or leaving a crack or step in the rock face. On close inspection, it is noticeable that most are not depictions of real snakes at all.
            Moreover, bushman beliefs about snakes throw light on these puzzling features. It is believed that shamans used burnt snake powder to assist them in the control of their levels of trance. Like snakes, shamans go underground and then surface again when on out-of-body travel, and this probably explains why painted snakes often seem to slither in and out of the rock face.             Smith, Benjamin (Dr.)
            RSA MTN1 14
            RSA MTN1 14
            RARI RARI-RSA-MTN1-14.jpg · Item · 13/04/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin (Dr.)
            RSA MTN1 3
            RSA MTN1 3
            RARI RARI-RSA-MTN1-3.jpg · Item · 01/09/1993
            Part of RARI
            Snakes.

            Depictions of snakes are not uncommon in rock art.Often it is difficult to detect the head because the snake is entering or leaving a crack or step in the rock face. On close inspection, it is noticeable that most are not depictions of real snakes at all.
            Moreover, bushman beliefs about snakes throw light on these puzzling features. It is believed that shamans used burnt snake powder to assist them in the control of their levels of trance. Like snakes, shamans go underground and then surface again when on out-of-body travel, and this probably explains why painted snakes often seem to slither in and out of the rock face.             Dowson, Thomas