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            1001 Images & Collections results for Molteno

            RARI RSA BON1 7
            RARI RSA BON1 7
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-7.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 70
            RARI RSA BON1 70
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-70.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 71
            RARI RSA BON1 71
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-71.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            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.             Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 72
            RARI RSA BON1 72
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-72.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 73
            RARI RSA BON1 73
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-73.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 74
            RARI RSA BON1 74
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-74.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 75
            RARI RSA BON1 75
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-75.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 76
            RARI RSA BON1 76
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-76.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 77
            RARI RSA BON1 77
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-77.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 78
            RARI RSA BON1 78
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-78.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 79
            RARI RSA BON1 79
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-79.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I
            RARI RSA BON1 8
            RARI RSA BON1 8
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BON1-8.jpg · Item · 14/03/1996
            Part of RARI
            Straay Kloof I