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ZA NASMUS NASMUS-NASMUS-RSA-ELK1-1T.jpg
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29/02/1996
Part of National Museum
ZA NASMUS NASMUS-NASMUS-RSA-ELK1-8.jpg
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03/1996
Part of National Museum
Rain-making was one of the San shamans’ most important tasks. The southern San thought of the rain as an animal. This animal was an amorphous quadruped that generally resembled a hippopotamus, but it could also look like an ox or an antelope. A male rain-animal, or rain-bull, was associated with the frightening thunderstorm that bellowed, stirred up the dust, and sometimes killed people with its lightning. The female rain animal was associated with soft, soaking rains. Elandskloof I 241
