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            139 Images & Collections results for KwaZulu-Natal

            RSA GRG1 1R
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            RARI
            RSA CLE1 3R
            RSA CLE1 3R
            RARI RARI-RSA-CLE1-3R.jpg · Item · 01/06/1989
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            Published in 'Images of Power' page 68.Therianthropes. Bleeding. Dowson, Thomas
            RSA CLE1 2R
            RSA CLE1 2R
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            Therianthropes. RARI
            RSA CLE1 1R
            RSA CLE1 1R
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            Sticks. Therianthropes. Flywhisks. RARI
            RARI RSA XEN1 1R
            RARI RSA XEN1 1R
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-XEN1-1R.jpg · Item · 01/01/1988
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            Bags,digging sticks and quivers. Published in 'Images of Power' pages 116-117. Trance.

            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.             Dowson, Thomas
            RARI RSA WLD1 2R
            RARI RSA WLD1 2R
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-WLD1-2R.jpg · Item · 26/07/1991
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            Bags and quivers.

            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.             Unknown
            RARI RSA WLD1 1R
            RARI RSA WLD1 1R
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-WLD1-1R.jpg · Item · 28/07/1991
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            Bags.

            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.             Holliday, Ann
            RARI RSA WIL1 2R
            RARI RSA WIL1 2R
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-WIL1-2R.jpg · Item · 26/05/1987
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            Willcox Shelter I
            RARI RSA WIL1 1R
            RARI RSA WIL1 1R
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-WIL1-1R.jpg · Item · 26/05/1987
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            This figure was published in Images of Power page 173. Arrows and bows.

            Different kinds of bows are depicted in San art. From curved, comparatively straight and triple curved there are a variety of bows found in rock art.

            Depiction of arrows, whether they be real or not (arrows of sickness) are quite common in rock art.
            Arrows of sickness are said to be small, invisible arrows that malevolent shamans shoot into people whom they wish to make ill. The arrow points were traditionally made of bone and later of iron. Each point is distinctive; hunters recognise their own and others’ arrows. This is important because an animal belongs to the owner of the fatal arrow, and that person has the responsibility of distributing the meat equitably amongst all the people in the camp.The poison for which the San are known is placed behind the point so as not to blunt it. The poison was made from snake venom, certain plants and beetle larvae. There is no known antidote, and the San are extremely careful indeed to avoid it getting into their eyes and skin. Men carry their arrows in quivers.             Kingdon, Zachary
            RARI RSA WIE3 1R
            RARI RSA WIE3 1R
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            Therianthropes. Bleeding from the nose.
            Polymelia (extra digits and limbs). Bi-Cephalic figures (double headed figures).             Unknown
            RARI RSA UPP2 3R
            RARI RSA UPP2 3R
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            Therianthropes. Karosses. Unknown