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              16 Images & Collections results for Melrose VIII

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              NASMUS RSA MEL8 26
              NASMUS RSA MEL8 26
              ZA NASMUS NASMUS-NASMUS-RSA-MEL8-26.jpg · Item · 11/11/2000
              Part of National Museum
              Baboons, zoomorphic figures

              Baboons are painted and engraved more frequently than jackals, and they also feature more frequently in Bushman myth and folklore. The /Xam believed that, like the lion, the baboon had similar powers to those of shamans. It was supposed to draw these powers from a small stick of a plant, which it kept in its left cheek. Some depictions of baboons show a whole troop with males, females and babies. There are also therianthropic baboons which express the closeness of baboons to people and, more important, the association between baboons and shamans.               Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 16
              RARI RSA MEL8 16
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-16.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Human figures, running figures, phallus (penis), interaction with feature of rock surface, bows and arrows.

              Different kinds of bows are depicted in San art. From curved, comparatively straight and triple curved there are a variety of bows found in rock art.

              Depiction of arrows, whether they be real or not (arrows of sickness) are quite common in rock art.
              Arrows of sickness are said to be small, invisible arrows that malevolent shamans shoot into people whom they wish to make ill. The arrow points were traditionally made of bone and later of iron. Each point is distinctive; hunters recognise their own and others’ arrows. This is important because an animal belongs to the owner of the fatal arrow, and that person has the responsibility of distributing the meat equitably amongst all the people in the camp. The poison for which the San are known is placed behind the point so as not to blunt it. The poison was made from snake venom, certain plants and beetle larvae. There is no known antidote, and the San are extremely careful indeed to avoid it getting into their eyes and skin. Men carry their arrows in quivers.               Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 17
              RARI RSA MEL8 17
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-17.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Bows and Arrows.

              Different kinds of bows are depicted in San art. From curved, comparatively straight and triple curved there are a variety of bows found in rock art.               Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 20
              RARI RSA MEL8 20
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-20.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Snakes. Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 22
              RARI RSA MEL8 22
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-22.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Therianthropes (feline) Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 26
              RARI RSA MEL8 26
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-26.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Baboons.

              Baboons are painted and engraved more frequently than jackals, and they also feature more frequently in Bushman myth and folklore. The /Xam believed that, like the lion, the baboon had similar powers to those of shamans. It was supposed to draw these powers from a small stick of a plant, which it kept in its left cheek. Some depictions of baboons show a whole troop with males, females and babies. There are also therianthropic baboons which express the closeness of baboons to people and, more important, the association between baboons and shamans.               Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 27
              RARI RSA MEL8 27
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-27.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Animals in bags, zoomorphic figures, bags, microdots Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 2R
              RARI RSA MEL8 2R
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-2R.jpg · Item
              Part of RARI
              Published in 'Discovering Southern African Rock Art' by Lewis-Williams, J. D.1990. page 18. Baboons.

              Baboons are painted and engraved more frequently than jackals, and they also feature more frequently in Bushman myth and folklore. The /Xam believed that, like the lion, the baboon had similar powers to those of shamans. It was supposed to draw these powers from a small stick of a plant, which it kept in its left cheek. Some depictions of baboons show a whole troop with males, females and babies. There are also therianthropic baboons which express the closeness of baboons to people and, more important, the association between baboons and shamans.               Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 30
              RARI RSA MEL8 30
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-30.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Animals in bags, zoomorphic figures, bags, microdots Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 39
              RARI RSA MEL8 39
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-39.jpg · Item · 16/12/1997
              Part of RARI
              Human figures, phallus (penis), flywhisks, arms back posture Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 5
              RARI RSA MEL8 5
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-5.jpg · Item · 01/02/1988
              Part of RARI
              Bows and arrows.

              Different kinds of bows are depicted in San art. From curved, comparatively straight and triple curved there are a variety of bows found in rock art.

              Depiction of arrows, whether they be real or not (arrows of sickness) are quite common in rock art.
              Arrows of sickness are said to be small, invisible arrows that malevolent shamans shoot into people whom they wish to make ill. The arrow points were traditionally made of bone and later of iron. Each point is distinctive; hunters recognise their own and others’ arrows. This is important because an animal belongs to the owner of the fatal arrow, and that person has the responsibility of distributing the meat equitably amongst all the people in the camp.The poison for which the San are known is placed behind the point so as not to blunt it. The poison was made from snake venom, certain plants and beetle larvae. There is no known antidote, and the San are extremely careful indeed to avoid it getting into their eyes and skin. Men carry their arrows in quivers.               Melrose VIII
              RARI RSA MEL8 61
              RARI RSA MEL8 61
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-MEL8-61.jpg · Item · 04/12/1998
              Part of RARI
              Human figures, karosses, sticks, bags Melrose VIII