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            7655 Images & Collections results for Maclear

            RARI RSA FST3 19
            RARI RSA FST3 19
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-19.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Digging sticks. Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 1T
            RARI RSA FST3 1T
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-1T.jpg · Item · 27/04/2004
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            Pearce, David
            RARI RSA FST3 2
            RARI RSA FST3 2
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-2.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Eland and spiders.

            The eland was the first animal that the San trickster deity, /Kaggen created and it remained his favourite.
            The eland is the largest of southern African antelope and is much desired for its meat and fat. The San say that all other animals are like servants to the eland.

            The importance of this animal is shown in the great variety of postures and perspectives. It is depicted running with tail outstretched, with uplifted head smelling the wind, and upside down, presumably dead. The eland is also depicted from the front or from the back, and even from above.

            The eland appears in four important San rituals it is the most carefully depicted antelope in both rock paintings and engravings: Trance dance, boy's first kill, girl's puberty and marriage. It is believed that eland fat contains a lot of potency and in a trance dance shamans aspire to possess eland potency.             Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 20
            RARI RSA FST3 20
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-20.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 21
            RARI RSA FST3 21
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-21.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Human figures, antelope, sticks, digging sticks Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 22
            RARI RSA FST3 22
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-22.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Cattle.

            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.             Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 23
            RARI RSA FST3 23
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-23.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Human figures, cattle, arrows

            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.             Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 24
            RARI RSA FST3 24
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-24.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 25
            RARI RSA FST3 25
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-25.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 26
            RARI RSA FST3 26
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-26.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 27
            RARI RSA FST3 27
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-27.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Forest Reserve III 191
            RARI RSA FST3 28
            RARI RSA FST3 28
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-FST3-28.jpg · Item · 03/09/2003
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            Forest Reserve III 191