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VRL TKD 005
VRL TKD 005
RARI VRL TKD 005 · Document · 19/10/1940
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VRL LGY 009
VRL LGY 009
RARI VRL LGY 009 · Document
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VRL LGY 008
VRL LGY 008
RARI VRL LGY 008 · Document · 09/12/1936
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VRL HSH 001
VRL HSH 001
RARI VRL HSH 001 · Document · 22/12/1940
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VRL CGH 005
VRL CGH 005
RARI VRL CGH 005 · Document · June 1906
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VRL CCT 009
VRL CCT 009
RARI VRL CCT 009 · Document · 10/01/1939
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VRL CCT 002
VRL CCT 002
RARI VRL CCT 002 · Document · 09/06/1939
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VRL BDI 073
RARI VRL BDI 073 · Document · 1936
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VRL AWN 001
VRL AWN 001
RARI VRL AWN 001 · Document · 16/08/1936
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RARI LEE RSA RIF1 7
RARI LEE RSA RIF1 7
LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-RIF1-7.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. Rietfontein I 21