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            RARI ZIM GUM1 1
            RARI ZIM GUM1 1
            RARI RARI-RARI-ZIM-GUM1-1.jpg · Item · 1996
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            Bags. ZMK33P031. Bags and human figures.

            Bushman beliefs suggest that bags had a special significance beyond everyday use. Their relation to trance metaphors is illustrated in San mythology, where parallels were drawn between getting into a skin bag and getting into an animal- that is, taking on its potency. Therefore, bags painted next to a dance or by themselves, are probably an indication of a trance experience.             Gumbarimbwe I