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People of the Eland: Rock Paintings of the Drakensberg Bushmen as a Reflection of Their Life and Thought
Patricia Vinnicombe
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Paperback. First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the outsider's view upon San rock art that had dominated studies of rock art for nearly a century. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrated, full colour. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 270 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1505.
First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the outsider's view upon San rock art that had dominated studies of rock art for nearly a century. The title, an account of the rock art of the San of the Drakensberg Range, was also about the mountain San themselves: their lives, their beliefs, their culture and their history during colonisation. The book not only brought an extraordinary and dynamic body of art to the attention of a global audience, but also helped to lay the foundations for a new generation of research into the ... Read more
First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the outsider's view upon San rock art that had dominated studies of rock art for nearly a century. The title, an account of the rock art of the San of the Drakensberg Range, was also about the mountain San themselves: their lives, their beliefs, their culture and their history during colonisation. The book not only brought an extraordinary and dynamic body of art to the attention of a global audience, but also helped to lay the foundations for a new generation of research into the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868144976
SKU
V9781868144976
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About Patricia Vinnicombe
Patricia Vinnicombe was born in 1932 in Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal, and was one of South Africa's foremost rock art experts. An innovative and groundbreaking researcher, Vinnicombe was highly influential in the way that rock art came to be interpreted. She died in Australia in 2003.
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