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              NMSA PJV 04 11R
              NMSA PJV 04 11R
              PJV PJV-NMSA-PJV-04-11R.jpg · Item
              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A58. Bows and Arrows, antelopes, running figures, springbuck. Hunting scene.
              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.               KwaZulu-Natal Museum
              NMSA PJV 04 12R
              NMSA PJV 04 12R
              PJV PJV-NMSA-PJV-04-12R.jpg · Item
              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A132. Eland bleeding from the nose, therianthropes, karosses, head-dresses, potency. Vinnicombe, Patricia
              NMSA PJV 04 14R
              NMSA PJV 04 14R
              PJV PJV-NMSA-PJV-04-14R.jpg · Item
              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A60. Bags, Bows, quivers, seated and squatting figures

              Quivers are usually made of bark and are used to store arrows. The quiver, bow and other pieces of equipment were carried on a hunting bag, which is wider at one end than the other and which has a thong running its length so that it can be slung over a shoulder.


              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.               Vinnicombe, Patricia
              NMSA PJV 04 1R
              NMSA PJV 04 1R
              PJV PJV-NMSA-PJV-04-1R.jpg · Item
              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A42. Eland, therianthropes, bows and arrows, arms back postures, karosses, buchu (aromatic herbs), threads of light (red line with white dots) and finger dots. KwaZulu-Natal Museum