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            10 Images & Collections results for Sterkstroom

            RSA STA1 44
            RSA STA1 44
            RARI RARI-RSA-STA1-44.jpg · Item · 19/04/2002
            Part of RARI
            Elephants. Pearce, David
            RSA STA1 13
            RSA STA1 13
            RARI RARI-RSA-STA1-13.jpg · Item · 04/11/1991
            Part of RARI
            Elephants and finger dots. Hollmann, Jeremy
            RSA HAD2 3
            RSA HAD2 3
            RARI RARI-RSA-HAD2-3.jpg · Item · 22/04/2004
            Part of RARI
            Cattle.

            Depictions of cattle in rock art are common in some regions. Often they are accompanied by Iron Age people carrying broad-bladed iron spears, shields and knobkerries.             Pearce, David
            RSA HAD2 1
            RSA HAD2 1
            RARI RARI-RSA-HAD2-1.jpg · Item · 22/04/2004
            Part of RARI
            Cattle.

            Depictions of cattle in rock art are common in some regions. Often they are accompanied by Iron Age people carrying broad-bladed iron spears, shields and knobkerries.             Pearce, David
            RARI RSA STA1 28
            RARI RSA STA1 28
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-STA1-28.jpg · Item · 19/04/2002
            Part of RARI
            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.             Stafelbergs Kloof I 156
            RARI RSA BOT1 2
            RARI RSA BOT1 2
            RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-BOT1-2.jpg · Item · 08/11/1991
            Part of RARI
            Riet Fontein I 201
            RARI LEE RSA HEX2 4
            RARI LEE RSA HEX2 4
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-HEX2-4.jpg · Item · 01/11/1991
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Cattle.

            Depictions of cattle in rock art are common in some regions. Often they are accompanied by Iron Age people carrying broad-bladed iron spears, shields and knobkerries.             Hex Rivier II
            RARI LEE RSA BOT1 9
            RARI LEE RSA BOT1 9
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-BOT1-9.jpg · Item
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Snakes.

            Depictions of snakes are not uncommon in rock art.Often it is difficult to detect the head because the snake is entering or leaving a crack or step in the rock face. On close inspection, it is noticeable that most are not depictions of real snakes at all.
            Moreover, bushman beliefs about snakes throw light on these puzzling features. It is believed that shamans used burnt snake powder to assist them in the control of their levels of trance. Like snakes, shamans go underground and then surface again when on out-of-body travel, and this probably explains why painted snakes often seem to slither in and out of the rock face.             Riet Fontein I 201
            RARI LEE RSA BOT1 6
            RARI LEE RSA BOT1 6
            LEE LEE-RARI-LEE-RSA-BOT1-6.jpg · Item
            Part of Lee, Neil
            Snakes.

            Depictions of snakes are not uncommon in rock art.Often it is difficult to detect the head because the snake is entering or leaving a crack or step in the rock face. On close inspection, it is noticeable that most are not depictions of real snakes at all.
            Moreover, bushman beliefs about snakes throw light on these puzzling features. It is believed that shamans used burnt snake powder to assist them in the control of their levels of trance. Like snakes, shamans go underground and then surface again when on out-of-body travel, and this probably explains why painted snakes often seem to slither in and out of the rock face.             Riet Fontein I 201
            ALB RSA MDK1 5
            ALB RSA MDK1 5
            ZA ALB ALB-ALB-RSA-MDK1-5.jpg · Item
            Part of Albany Museum
            Snakes.

            Depictions of snakes are not uncommon in rock art.Often it is difficult to detect the head because the snake is entering or leaving a crack or step in the rock face. On close inspection, it is noticeable that most are not depictions of real snakes at all.
            Moreover, bushman beliefs about snakes throw light on these puzzling features. It is believed that shamans used burnt snake powder to assist them in the control of their levels of trance. Like snakes, shamans go underground and then surface again when on out-of-body travel, and this probably explains why painted snakes often seem to slither in and out of the rock face.             Moordenaarshoek I 22