Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... Red , black , purple for festivities Their conical pots were red Red earth on deity , by women ( quoting Witsen ) Red ochre used on occasion Red ochre on sacred stones by women Red dust , protects against sun Ochre , puberty rites Red ...
... Red , black , purple for festivities Their conical pots were red Red earth on deity , by women ( quoting Witsen ) Red ochre used on occasion Red ochre on sacred stones by women Red dust , protects against sun Ochre , puberty rites Red ...
Page 99
... red was associated with blood , that the word for red , i.e. lava or aua , blood - like , took its origin from / au , ' to bleed ' , and that red ochre and other red paint replaced blood in ritual sacrifice and the worship of the ...
... red was associated with blood , that the word for red , i.e. lava or aua , blood - like , took its origin from / au , ' to bleed ' , and that red ochre and other red paint replaced blood in ritual sacrifice and the worship of the ...
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... red ochre pieces , ochre - stained grinders and palettes , etc. ( South African Museum archaeological catalogue ) . Fragments of a ' dark - red ochreous pigment ' similar in colour to the paint- ings on the rock wall , were excavated in ...
... red ochre pieces , ochre - stained grinders and palettes , etc. ( South African Museum archaeological catalogue ) . Fragments of a ' dark - red ochreous pigment ' similar in colour to the paint- ings on the rock wall , were excavated in ...
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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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