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A132. Eland bleeding from the nose, therianthropes, karosses, head-dresses, potency. Vinnicombe, Patricia
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A60. Bags, Bows, quivers, seated and squatting figures

Quivers are usually made of bark and are used to store arrows. The quiver, bow and other pieces of equipment were carried on a hunting bag, which is wider at one end than the other and which has a thong running its length so that it can be slung over a shoulder.


Bushman beliefs suggest that bags had a special significance beyond everyday use. Their relation to trance metaphors is illustrated in San mythology, where parallels were drawn between getting into a skin bag and getting into an animal- that is, taking on its potency. Therefore, bags painted next to a dance or by themselves, are probably an indication of a trance experience. Vinnicombe, Patricia