Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... faces . Early records tell of patterns being ' indented ' with fingers after the salve had been applied ( Herbert in 1627 ) , or scratched with finger - nails into the salve on women's faces or on bodies ( Schreyer in 1668 ) . At Flesh ...
... faces . Early records tell of patterns being ' indented ' with fingers after the salve had been applied ( Herbert in 1627 ) , or scratched with finger - nails into the salve on women's faces or on bodies ( Schreyer in 1668 ) . At Flesh ...
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... faces at the time of the interviews , particularly at Gibeon , but it was not seen in use at Tses . Boro is used to protect the skin , especially against the sun and cold , to soften , to lighten , and to cleanse the skin , especially ...
... faces at the time of the interviews , particularly at Gibeon , but it was not seen in use at Tses . Boro is used to protect the skin , especially against the sun and cold , to soften , to lighten , and to cleanse the skin , especially ...
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... faces was much more prevalent among these people than among the Bushmen . Incidentally , the ' gemsbok brow face ' noted and figured by Heinz bears no resemblance to the ' gemsbok face ' of the Nama ( Fig . 1B ) . As noted in the ...
... faces was much more prevalent among these people than among the Bushmen . Incidentally , the ' gemsbok brow face ' noted and figured by Heinz bears no resemblance to the ' gemsbok face ' of the Nama ( Fig . 1B ) . As noted in the ...
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Pigments and paints worldwide | 10 |
Theories and experiments regarding southern African rock paintings | 25 |
Pigments and paints of the historical Hottentots | 68 |
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