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VRL PTG 007
VRL PTG 007
RARI VRL PTG 007 · Document · 1936
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VRL LYB 007
VRL LYB 007
RARI VRL LYB 007 · Document · 27/11/1947
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VRL CLN 010
VRL CLN 010
RARI VRL CLN 010 · Document · 05/12/1940
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VRL BDI 091
RARI VRL BDI 091 · Document · 1936
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RARI LEE RSA OME1 1
RARI LEE RSA OME1 1
LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-OME1-1.jpg · Item
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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. Omega I 1125