Wildebeest Shelter I

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              RARI RSA WLD1 1R
              RARI RSA WLD1 1R
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-WLD1-1R.jpg · Item · 28/07/1991
              Part of RARI
              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.               Holliday, Ann
              RARI RSA WLD1 2R
              RARI RSA WLD1 2R
              RARI RARI-RARI-RSA-WLD1-2R.jpg · Item · 26/07/1991
              Part of RARI
              Bags and quivers.

              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.

              Quivers are usually made of bark and are used to store arrows. The quiver, bow and other pieces of equipment were carried on a hunting bag, which is wider at one end than the other and which has a thong running its length so that it can be slung over a shoulder.               Unknown