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            7655 Images & Collections results for Maclear

            RARI RSA MEL9 87
            RARI RSA MEL9 87
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-87.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 88
            RARI RSA MEL9 88
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-88.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 89
            RARI RSA MEL9 89
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-89.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 8T
            RARI RSA MEL9 8T
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-8T.jpg · Item · 08/07/2000
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 9
            RARI RSA MEL9 9
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-9.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
            Part of RARI
            Antelope, stripes Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 90
            RARI RSA MEL9 90
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-90.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 91
            RARI RSA MEL9 91
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-91.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 92
            RARI RSA MEL9 92
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-92.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 93
            RARI RSA MEL9 93
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-93.jpg · Item · 14/12/1998
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 94
            RARI RSA MEL9 94
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-94.jpg · Item · 01/07/2000
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 95
            RARI RSA MEL9 95
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-95.jpg · Item · 01/07/2000
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX
            RARI RSA MEL9 96
            RARI RSA MEL9 96
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL9-96.jpg · Item · 01/07/2000
            Part of RARI
            Melrose IX