Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... mixed with various media , then applied to stones with a quill and a brush of bristle . Wax resin had to be kept heated , had to be applied as a paste or plaster , and fine lines were impossible to apply . Marrow fat ( not said whether ...
... mixed with various media , then applied to stones with a quill and a brush of bristle . Wax resin had to be kept heated , had to be applied as a paste or plaster , and fine lines were impossible to apply . Marrow fat ( not said whether ...
Page 140
... mixed with fat and rubbed into the hair . The Bloemhof people knew about it but stated that they never used it themselves and that the custom of using it was Bantu ( p . 106 ) . The women had a ' rooiklip ' horn , a sort of vanity box ...
... mixed with fat and rubbed into the hair . The Bloemhof people knew about it but stated that they never used it themselves and that the custom of using it was Bantu ( p . 106 ) . The women had a ' rooiklip ' horn , a sort of vanity box ...
Page 150
... mixed with raw , chewed intestinal fat ( ' binnevet ' ) . Butter is sometimes mixed with the ochre . Ouderling Swartbooi said that bat droppings , mixed with water ( not fat ) were also used for a dark - brown facial paint . This was ...
... mixed with raw , chewed intestinal fat ( ' binnevet ' ) . Butter is sometimes mixed with the ochre . Ouderling Swartbooi said that bat droppings , mixed with water ( not fat ) were also used for a dark - brown facial paint . This was ...
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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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