Gender, representation, and power in San ethnography and rock art

The Dancing Kudu: women's initiation in the Namib Desert during the second millennium AD

“…In contrast, the Limpopo Valley studied by Eastwood (2005) yielded a consistent association between women, moving in file or dancing, and the female kudu, which he identified as a key element of women's initiation in that region. This observation agrees with the view of Solomon (1992, 2000) that the art and the ritual life of the San were structured around gender roles, with a specifically female component articulated through rites of initiation.…”

The Dancing Kudu: women's initiation in the Namib Desert during the second millennium AD

“…In contrast, the Limpopo Valley studied by Eastwood (2005) yielded a consistent association between women, moving in file or dancing, and the female kudu, which he identified as a key element of women's initiation in that region. This observation agrees with the view of Solomon (1992, 2000) that the art and the ritual life of the San were structured around gender roles, with a specifically female component articulated through rites of initiation.…”

M.: A Further Assessment

“…(See also Solomon 1992). stated that all the paintings in Ngcengane Cave were executed by her father and her uncle, and that both men were San shamans.…”

The art of music. The representation of musical instruments in the rock art of Zimbabwe

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The Dancing Kudu: women's initiation in the Namib Desert during the second millennium AD

“…In contrast, the Limpopo Valley studied by Eastwood (2005) yielded a consistent association between women, moving in file or dancing, and the female kudu, which he identified as a key element of women's initiation in that region. This observation agrees with the view of Solomon (1992, 2000) that the art and the ritual life of the San were structured around gender roles, with a specifically female component articulated through rites of initiation.…”

M.: A Further Assessment

“…(See also Solomon 1992). stated that all the paintings in Ngcengane Cave were executed by her father and her uncle, and that both men were San shamans.…”

The art of music. The representation of musical instruments in the rock art of Zimbabwe

“……”

The Dancing Kudu: women's initiation in the Namib Desert during the second millennium AD

“…In contrast, the Limpopo Valley studied by Eastwood (2005) yielded a consistent association between women, moving in file or dancing, and the female kudu, which he identified as a key element of women's initiation in that region. This observation agrees with the view of Solomon (1992, 2000) that the art and the ritual life of the San were structured around gender roles, with a specifically female component articulated through rites of initiation.…”

M.: A Further Assessment

“…(See also Solomon 1992). stated that all the paintings in Ngcengane Cave were executed by her father and her uncle, and that both men were San shamans.…”

The art of music. The representation of musical instruments in the rock art of Zimbabwe

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