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              RARI RSA GLL1 25
              RARI RSA GLL1 25
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-25.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Human figures, running figures, sticks, quivers, bows, arrows. Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 24
              RARI RSA GLL1 24
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-24.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              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.               Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 23
              RARI RSA GLL1 23
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-23.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Felines. Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 22
              RARI RSA GLL1 22
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-22.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 21
              RARI RSA GLL1 21
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-21.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Felines, running figures, lines, sticks, interaction with feature of rock surface, bows, arrows.

              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.               Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 20
              RARI RSA GLL1 20
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-20.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 2
              RARI RSA GLL1 2
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-2.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 19
              RARI RSA GLL1 19
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-19.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 18
              RARI RSA GLL1 18
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-18.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Human figures, arrows. Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 17
              RARI RSA GLL1 17
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-17.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 16
              RARI RSA GLL1 16
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-16.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Glengyle I 39
              RARI RSA GLL1 15
              RARI RSA GLL1 15
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GLL1-15.jpg · Item · 17/12/2005
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              Zoomorphic figures, stripes. Glengyle I 39