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              RARI HPC 01 146HC
              RARI HPC 01 146HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              A tight composition of a gathering of people. Two of the karrosed figures hold up a long line with small dots attached to it. Above the figures lie bags, bows, quivers and unidentified oval objects. The latter have red bands on both ends and a handle in the centre. Below the human figures lie arrows and a container with flywhisks. Left and right of the scene are two sets of digging sticks, three of them with carrying straps attached. This is the last of the paintings at Junction Shelter.
              P122 pager F343.

              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.

              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.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 145HC
              RARI HPC 01 145HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              A curious small figure that gives the impression of being a mirror image. It appears 17cm above the panel depicted in Pager 120.
              P121 pager F341.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 143HC
              RARI HPC 01 143HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              RSA JUN1 is at the junction of the Ndedema Gorge with the valley of the Umhlwasine River, is a heavily painted shelter, which was obviously occupied for a considerable period of time. The paintings range over a variety of style but the great many of them are the elongated figures so beloved of the Bushmen.

              These figures are not 'matchstick men'-each is an individual and each is worthy of detailed scrutiny.

              Among the paintings in the sheet you will find men with bows, a man carrying a stick across his shoulders, the delightful 'wide striding' running figures and, unusual for this area, fat-tailed sheep. The Hottentots probably brought the fat-tailed sheep into South Africa but these may have been captured by a Bushmen raiding party and driven away to the hills. Forays of this kind were timed to coincide with an impending rainstorm, which would substantially hinder any pursuit and make retaliation difficult.
              P119 pager F337-338.               Pager, Harald
              RARI HPC 01 142HC
              RARI HPC 01 142HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              RSA JUN1 is at the junction of the Ndedema Gorge with the valley of the Umhlwasine River, is a heavily painted shelter, which was obviously occupied for a considerable period of time. The paintings range over a variety of style but the great many of them are the elongated figures so beloved of the Bushmen.

              These figures are not 'matchstick men'-each is an individual and each is worthy of detailed scrutiny.

              Among the paintings in the sheet you will find men with bows, a man carrying a stick across his shoulders, the delightful 'wide striding' running figures and, unusual for this area, fat-tailed sheep. The Hottentots probably brought the fat-tailed sheep into South Africa but these may have been captured by a Bushmen raiding party and driven away to the hills. Forays of this kind were timed to coincide with an impending rainstorm, which would substantially hinder any pursuit and make retaliation difficult.
              P119 pager F335-&-336.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 141HC
              RARI HPC 01 141HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              Four human figures at the left are painted in white touches of black. One appears to have thrown an assegai while two others still carry theirs. The three small animals in the centre are, as far as can be made out, dogs. At the right are the remains of two animals, one maroon, and the other black.
              P118 pager F332.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 140HC
              RARI HPC 01 140HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              A group of red humans and paint fragments. One steatopygiuos figure in the centre has peculiarly bent back knees. A black human figure with a tall headdress and large feet is painted at the left while fragments of black paint are left at the right. It was interesting to note that the charcoal scribbles on this panel were already firmly attached to the rock face by a sinter layer.
              P117 pager F331.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 139HC
              RARI HPC 01 139HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              A set of white lines marks the top of this panel. Six heads of cattle are painted at the bottom, followed by a white human figure. A running black man with large feet is depicted at the left.
              P116 pager F330.

              Depictions of cattle in rock art are common in some regions. Often they are accompanied by Iron Age people carrying broad-bladed iron spears, shields and knobkerries.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 138HC
              RARI HPC 01 138HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              A shaded polychrome Vaal rhebok (Rhebucks) and a few small black figures from the side of a large, detached rock.
              P115 pager F328.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 137HC
              RARI HPC 01 137HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              A man with an assegai (spears) is painted on the left side of a sharp corner of this narrow panel. On the other side is a bulky animal superimposed on a group of monochrome human figures. The body and legs of the animal are those of a pig, but the head and neck defy such classification. It is a shaded polychrome painting, partially outlined in red. At the right side of the panel are two small white human figures and seven red ones. Three of the latter are women.
              P114 pager F327.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 136HC
              RARI HPC 01 136HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              This projecting panel is high above the ground and is difficult to reach. Two grazing eland, four white human figures and a red one are depicted. The second eland, a shaded polychrome in yellow, white and brown and has an unnaturally short body.
              P113 pager F326 & 329.               RARI
              RARI HPC 01 135HC
              RARI HPC 01 135HC
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              Part of Pager, Harald
              These paintings are on a slab of rock lying on the entrance to the second recess in RSA JUN1. At the top are the remains of a human figure with a pterygoid attachment. A long branching line stretches from the centre of the slab to the left, where a fish-like figure is painted next to an object with branching extensions. A human figure in a peculiar contorted posture is similar to other depictions sometimes found in close proximity to alites. Seldom seen in this area are figures such as the two men at the bottom who have their fingers indicated.
              P112 pager F324.               RARI