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            745 Images & Collections results for Smithfield

            RARI RSA GEL1 6
            RARI RSA GEL1 6
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GEL1-6.jpg · Item · 20/11/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin
            RARI RSA GEL1 5
            RARI RSA GEL1 5
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GEL1-5.jpg · Item · 20/11/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin
            RARI RSA GEL1 4
            RARI RSA GEL1 4
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GEL1-4.jpg · Item · 20/11/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin
            RARI RSA GEL1 3
            RARI RSA GEL1 3
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GEL1-3.jpg · Item · 20/11/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin
            RARI RSA GEL1 2
            RARI RSA GEL1 2
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GEL1-2.jpg · Item · 20/11/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin
            RARI RSA GEL1 1
            RARI RSA GEL1 1
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-GEL1-1.jpg · Item · 20/11/1998
            Part of RARI
            Smith, Benjamin
            RARI RSA BEE3 2R
            RARI RSA BEE3 2R
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BEE3-2R.jpg · Item
            Part of RARI
            Rain animal with Zigzags and dots. Published in 'Images of Power' page 43. Rain Animals.

            Rain-making was one of the San shamans’ most important tasks. The southern San thought of the rain as an animal. This animal was an amorphous quadruped that generally resembled a hippopotamus, but it could also look like an ox or an antelope. A male rain-animal, or rain-bull, was associated with the frightening thunderstorm that bellowed, stirred up the dust, and sometimes killed people with its lightning. The female rain animal was associated with soft, soaking rains.             Beersheba III 363