| Description |
1 online resource (157 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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text file |
| Series |
Ohio short histories of Africa
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Ohio short histories of Africa.
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| Note |
"First published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2011. First published in North America in 2013 by Ohio University Press."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online version lacks index (EBL platform, viewed May 6, 2016). |
| Summary |
"San rock paintings, scattered over the range of southern Africa, are considered by many to be the very earliest examples of representational art. There are as many as 15,000 known rock art sites, created over the course of thousands of years up until the nineteenth century. There are possibly just as many still awaiting discovery. Taking as his starting point the magnificent Linton panel in the Iziko-South African Museum in Cape Town, J. D. Lewis-Williams examines the artistic and cultural significance of rock art and how this art sheds light on how San image-makers conceived their world. It also details the European encounter with rock art as well as the contentious European interaction with the artists' descendants, the contemporary San people."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
An ancient tradition in today's South Africa -- Conflicting perspectives and traditions -- Keys to the past -- Threads of light -- The mind in the brain -- Capturing the rain -- Making an image. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Art, San -- Africa, Southern.
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Art, San. |
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Southern Africa. |
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Rock paintings -- Africa, Southern.
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Rock paintings. |
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Cave paintings -- Africa, Southern.
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Cave paintings. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780821420454 (OCoLC)822024973 (DLC) 2013001099 |
| ISBN |
0821444581 (electronic book) |
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9780821444580 (electronic book) |
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9780821420454 (pb : alkaline paper) |
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0821420453 (pb : alkaline paper) |
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