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              NMSA PJV 04 9R
              NMSA PJV 04 9R
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              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A54. Eland. Running figures, bows and arrows, therianthropes and arms back postures. Vinnicombe, Patricia
              NMSA PJV 04 8R
              NMSA PJV 04 8R
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              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A50. Elephants, Running figures, sticks. Hunting scene.

              Elephants are fairly frequently painted and engraved in certain regions.The paintings may be in red, black or white. Sometimes elephants are shown being hunted by a large party of men.
              There are also therianthropes with elephant heads and trunks: it is thus possible that they were part of a shaman’s vision. According to the! Kung elephants have remarkable potency. Some of the most interesting paintings of elephants are in the Western Cape, and they are shown surrounded by zigzags and crenellated lines.               Bundoran I 6103
              NMSA PJV 04 31R
              NMSA PJV 04 31R
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              Part of Vinnicombe, Patricia
              A51. Cattle.

              Depictions of cattle in rock art are common in some regions. Often they are accompanied by Iron Age people carrying broad-bladed iron spears, shields and knobkerries.               Vinnicombe, Patricia