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            7655 Images & Collections results for Maclear

            RARI RSA MEL9 78
            RARI RSA MEL9 78
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-78.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 79
            RARI RSA MEL9 79
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-79.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Eland

            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.             Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 7H
            RARI RSA MEL9 7H
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-7H.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 7T
            RARI RSA MEL9 7T
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-7T.jpg · Item · 27/06/2000
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 8
            RARI RSA MEL9 8
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-8.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 80
            RARI RSA MEL9 80
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-80.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Weird whites, sticks Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 81
            RARI RSA MEL9 81
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-81.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Eland, human figures, bows, quivers, phallus (penis) Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 82
            RARI RSA MEL9 82
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-82.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 83
            RARI RSA MEL9 83
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-83.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Eland Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 84
            RARI RSA MEL9 84
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-84.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 85
            RARI RSA MEL9 85
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-85.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 86
            RARI RSA MEL9 86
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-86.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Eland.

            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.             Melrose IX