Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... yellow men also used animal blood for paint . The most common colours are red , yellow , white , and brown . The red and brown are extracted from haematite , the yellow from iron pyrites or limonite , the white from zinc oxide ; with ...
... yellow men also used animal blood for paint . The most common colours are red , yellow , white , and brown . The red and brown are extracted from haematite , the yellow from iron pyrites or limonite , the white from zinc oxide ; with ...
Page 168
... yellow powder is used on its own when the skin appears jaundiced . According to Schultze ( 1907 ) , the Nama ( sex unspe- cified ) hung a fungus on a string round the neck so that the yellow spores dispersed over the body ; the rest of ...
... yellow powder is used on its own when the skin appears jaundiced . According to Schultze ( 1907 ) , the Nama ( sex unspe- cified ) hung a fungus on a string round the neck so that the yellow spores dispersed over the body ; the rest of ...
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... yellow over black ( Rudner & Rudner 1970 : 167 , pl . 50 ) . Other green paintings have not been found by the author . A khaki - yellow paint has already been mentioned under the yellow paints . Schoonraad ( 1960 ) found a few rare ...
... yellow over black ( Rudner & Rudner 1970 : 167 , pl . 50 ) . Other green paintings have not been found by the author . A khaki - yellow paint has already been mentioned under the yellow paints . Schoonraad ( 1960 ) found a few rare ...
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Pigments and paints worldwide | 10 |
Theories and experiments regarding southern African rock paintings | 25 |
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