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- 12/2004 (Creation)
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Brief description of art: The art consists of: faded red human with kaross and bag, three men walking left but facing right. The first male has arrows by his arms, the second male is holding a bow and arrows, the third male is holding a bow and arrows pointing backwards his left arm has an infibulated penis. The outer males overlap the center male and are dark red. The third males hand disappears into a crack. 17m to the right is a small alcove with a finger smear and a thin red line. 1m to the right is a faded eland torso. To the right of this is a bichromatic antelope/reebok with the torso and head in yellow, the legs, belly and tail is in white. Above this there are three biochrome humans in yellow and white. The legs and torso are outlined in white and the hips and face are in yellow and the mouth and top of the head are in white. Below this painting is a biochrome antelope it's head, throat, legs and belly are in white and the rest is in red.
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The KwaZulu-Natal Museums is a cultural and natural history museum renowned for its unique collections - there are eight natural history and around ten cultural history galleries that include an array of mammals (together with the last wild elephant in KwaZulu-Natal), birds, amphibians, insects, an extensive mollusc collection and a life-size T-Rex model. There is also a room dedicated to KwaZulu-Natal history, geological and Paleontological material, and a reconstruction of a Victorian street set in the late 1800's, complete with shops, stable and period homes. Take a walk through a life size recreation of a Drakensberg cave with rock art drawings or a walk on the wooden deck of a wrecked trading vessel in our Towns and Trade Exhibition.
What makes the KwaZulu-Natal Museum particularly interesting is the array of interesting temporary exhibitions that give the museum a definite dynamic advantage. Temporary exhibitions and happenings have included an exploration of the history of segregation in the US, xenophobic violence, children’s art exhibition. The Museum officially opened an exciting exhibition on the Soccer World Cup, in May 2010. The 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indian people to South Africa was celebrated in November 2010, with the launch of a new permanent exhibition showcasing the Indian community of Pietermaritzburg. The KwaZulu-Natal Museum is also very popular with the schools and family visitors alike.
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- English