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            264 Images & Collections results for KwaZulu-Natal

            NMSA 01 19HC
            NMSA 01 19HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A129. THerianthropes, karosses eland and running figures. Game Pass I 7240
            NMSA 01 44HC
            NMSA 01 44HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A103. Human figures. Game Pass I 7240
            NMSA 01 51HC
            NMSA 01 51HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A96. Eland, therianthropes and karosses. Game Pass I 7240
            NMSA 01 53HC
            NMSA 01 53HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A94. Karosses and therianthropes. Game Pass I 7240
            NMSA 01 54HC
            NMSA 01 54HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A93.Running figures. Game Pass I 7240
            NMSA 01 55HC
            NMSA 01 55HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A92. Bows and Arrows.

            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.             Game Pass I 7240
            NMSA 01 56HC
            NMSA 01 56HC
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            Part of Natal Museum
            A91. Karosses and therianthropes. Game Pass I 7240