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              RSA WHT1 36
              RSA WHT1 36
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-WHT1-36.jpg · Item · 1996
              Part of Natal Museum
              Ward's and Taylor's Research Project.
              Baboons.

              Baboons are painted and engraved more frequently than jackals, and they also feature more frequently in Bushman myth and folklore. The /Xam believed that, like the lion, the baboon had similar powers to those of shamans. It was supposed to draw these powers from a small stick of a plant, which it kept in its left cheek. Some depictions of baboons show a whole troop with males, females and babies. There are also therianthropic baboons which express the closeness of baboons to people and, more important, the association between baboons and shamans.               White Elephant Shelter I
              RSA SRP1 8
              RSA SRP1 8
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-SRP1-8.jpg · Item · 08/1979
              Part of Natal Museum
              Snakes. Serpent Shelter I
              RSA SPS1 8
              RSA SPS1 8
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-SPS1-8.jpg · Item · 08/1979
              Part of Natal Museum
              Bows and Arrows.

              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.               Spoor Shelter I
              RSA RNN7 36
              RSA RNN7 36
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-RNN7-36.jpg · Item · 03/1979
              Part of Natal Museum
              Head-dress and flywhisks.

              Depictions of flywhisks in rock art are quite common. They are important accessories for the trance dance in which they are used to keep arrows of sickness at bay.Paintings of them are a good indication of trance.               Royal Natal National Park VII
              RSA RNN19 4
              RSA RNN19 4
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-RNN19-4.jpg · Item · 03/1979
              Part of Natal Museum
              Bows.

              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.               Royal Natal National Park XIX
              RSA REV1 6
              RSA REV1 6
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-REV1-6.jpg · Item · 1972
              Part of Natal Museum
              Bows and arrows.

              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.               Reserve I 19 7638
              RSA REV1 5
              RSA REV1 5
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-REV1-5.jpg · Item · 1972
              Part of Natal Museum
              Eland. Reserve I 19 7638
              RSA REV1 16
              RSA REV1 16
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-REV1-16.jpg · Item · 1972
              Part of Natal Museum
              Digging sticks. Reserve I 19 7638
              RSA REV1 15
              RSA REV1 15
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-REV1-15.jpg · Item · 1972
              Part of Natal Museum
              Rhinos.

              Rhinos and hippos are more common as engravings than paintings. Both the black and white rhinos are represented.
              Some are so carefully engraved so that the characteristic folds of their skin are depicted.               Reserve I 19 7638
              RSA PAG1 18
              RSA PAG1 18
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-PAG1-18.jpg · Item · 10/1979
              Part of Natal Museum
              Bags.

              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.               Pager's Shelter I
              RSA OFA1 21
              RSA OFA1 21
              NMSA NMSA-RSA-OFA1-21.jpg · Item · 06/1979
              Part of Natal Museum
              Digging sticks. Ofandweni Rock I