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            RARI LEE RSA LKU1 1
            RARI LEE RSA LKU1 1
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            Part of Lee, Neil
            Attenuated figures (elongated figures). Leeuwen Kuil I
            RARI LEE RSA LEX2 10
            RARI LEE RSA LEX2 10
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            Part of Lee, Neil
            Felines.

            Depictions of felines in rock art are common.
            Lions in general were believed to have some of the shaman’s accomplishments: they knew things that ordinary people could not possibly know, they could become invisible, and they could cause things to happen by supernatural means. They could also transform themselves into hartebeest and then, when the hunters appeared, revert to their feline form.

            Not surprisingly, Bushmen believe shamans can turn themselves into lions. It was also believed that shamans obtained lion-power by eating a lion’s gall, which is believed to be the seat of its potency. When malevolent shamans roam in feline form, the shamans in the camp enter trance and chase them off.             Leeuwe Kraal II 10