Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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Page 137
... ground and mixed with water to a porridge which is placed on the head of a person with fever , or it is mixed with fat for an ointment against eye trouble , etc. Roasted bones are ground and mixed with fat and red ochre for an ointment ...
... ground and mixed with water to a porridge which is placed on the head of a person with fever , or it is mixed with fat for an ointment against eye trouble , etc. Roasted bones are ground and mixed with fat and red ochre for an ointment ...
Page 148
She ground the piece on a large , slightly hollow stone mortar , using a round river pebble as a pestle ( Fig . 12 ) with a rocking movement until the ochre was broken up and fairly fine , then ground it to a fine powder with a circular ...
She ground the piece on a large , slightly hollow stone mortar , using a round river pebble as a pestle ( Fig . 12 ) with a rocking movement until the ochre was broken up and fairly fine , then ground it to a fine powder with a circular ...
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... ground surfaces . As indicated in the illustration , flakes have been struck from this piece so that it is technically also a core , but it has not been included in the counts for that class . Ground stone artefacts These shale pieces ...
... ground surfaces . As indicated in the illustration , flakes have been struck from this piece so that it is technically also a core , but it has not been included in the counts for that class . Ground stone artefacts These shale pieces ...
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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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