Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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Page 191
... PLANT SAP Bushmen use plant juices ( Table 37 ) in various ways , particularly when water is scarce or unavailable . Many of the uses are not relevant to this study , e.g. some medicinal uses , and have not been included , others are ...
... PLANT SAP Bushmen use plant juices ( Table 37 ) in various ways , particularly when water is scarce or unavailable . Many of the uses are not relevant to this study , e.g. some medicinal uses , and have not been included , others are ...
Page 192
... Plant medicine with water on grave to deter predators Plant sap for mixing with poison Plant sap cooked with dry snake venom for poison ; poison from boiled wood , fresh euphorbia juice Sap of a bulb mixed with pigments For tanning ...
... Plant medicine with water on grave to deter predators Plant sap for mixing with poison Plant sap cooked with dry snake venom for poison ; poison from boiled wood , fresh euphorbia juice Sap of a bulb mixed with pigments For tanning ...
Page 265
... plant pig- ments ( which also served as aromatic powders on their own ) , plant dyes , hyraxeum , and some unidentified mineral substances . The only media found to have been used were animal fats and , sometimes , water . Rendered and ...
... plant pig- ments ( which also served as aromatic powders on their own ) , plant dyes , hyraxeum , and some unidentified mineral substances . The only media found to have been used were animal fats and , sometimes , water . Rendered and ...
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Pigments and paints worldwide | 10 |
Theories and experiments regarding southern African rock paintings | 25 |
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