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              VRL TKD 005
              VRL TKD 005
              RARI VRL TKD 005 · Document · 19/10/1940
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              VRL LGY 009
              VRL LGY 009
              RARI VRL LGY 009 · Document
              RARI
              VRL LGY 008
              VRL LGY 008
              RARI VRL LGY 008 · Document · 09/12/1936
              RARI
              VRL HSH 001
              VRL HSH 001
              RARI VRL HSH 001 · Document · 22/12/1940
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              VRL CGH 005
              VRL CGH 005
              RARI VRL CGH 005 · Document · June 1906
              RARI
              VRL CCT 009
              VRL CCT 009
              RARI VRL CCT 009 · Document · 10/01/1939
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              VRL CCT 002
              VRL CCT 002
              RARI VRL CCT 002 · Document · 09/06/1939
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              VRL BDI 073
              RARI VRL BDI 073 · Document · 1936
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              VRL AWN 001
              VRL AWN 001
              RARI VRL AWN 001 · Document · 16/08/1936
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              RARI LEE RSA RIF1 7
              RARI LEE RSA RIF1 7
              LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-RIF1-7.jpg · Item
              Part of Lee, Neil
              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.               Rietfontein I 21