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            RARI LEE RSA WID2 55
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 55
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-WID2-55.jpg · Item · 01/11/1978
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Rain animals.

            Rain-making was one of the San shamans’ most important tasks. The southern San thought of the rain as an animal. This animal was an amorphous quadruped that generally resembled a hippopotamus, but it could also look like an ox or an antelope. A male rain-animal, or rain-bull, was associated with the frightening thunderstorm that bellowed, stirred up the dust, and sometimes killed people with its lightning. The female rain animal was associated with soft, soaking rains.             Wide Valley II
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 56
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 56
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-WID2-56.jpg · Item · 01/11/1978
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Red line with white dots. Wide Valley II
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 57
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 57
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-WID2-57.jpg · Item · 01/11/1978
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Red line with white dots. Wide Valley II
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 6
            RARI LEE RSA WID2 6
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-WID2-6.jpg · Item · 01/11/1978
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Head-dress and flywhisks.

            Depictions of flywhisks in rock art are quite common. They are important accessories for the trance dance in which they are used to keep arrows of sickness at bay.Paintings of them are a good indication of trance.             Wide Valley II