Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... powder against evil spirit Fungus powder , yellow , against cold , heat Red powdered fungus for rock paint Yellow - brown aromatic powder ; also prophy- lactic when breast - feeding Red powdered bark , fatty seeds , initiate Roasted ...
... powder against evil spirit Fungus powder , yellow , against cold , heat Red powdered fungus for rock paint Yellow - brown aromatic powder ; also prophy- lactic when breast - feeding Red powdered bark , fatty seeds , initiate Roasted ...
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... powder - puff of jackal tail . quite the same as the Hottentots . The yellow - brown aromatic powder is especially used to powder the breast and armpits when breast - feeding , otherwise the milk will not have a good effect on the child ...
... powder - puff of jackal tail . quite the same as the Hottentots . The yellow - brown aromatic powder is especially used to powder the breast and armpits when breast - feeding , otherwise the milk will not have a good effect on the child ...
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... powder . One had a stripe of the pigment down between the shoulder - blades . The powder is used decoratively and is from pounded wood ( uchende ) ; usually a wooden mortar is used , but in this case it was the hollow metal top of a gas ...
... powder . One had a stripe of the pigment down between the shoulder - blades . The powder is used decoratively and is from pounded wood ( uchende ) ; usually a wooden mortar is used , but in this case it was the hollow metal top of a gas ...
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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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