An exploration of southern African rock art. 2006 paperback with 216 pages in good secondhand condition.

Presenting a survey of the Central Limpopo Basin, this title comes from the belief held by some traditional Bantu-speakers that the San can 'capture' animal spoor and bewitch it in order to ensure hunting success. It describes the work of four distinct cultural groups: the San, Khoekhoen, Venda and Northern Sotho, and people of European descent.
This title presents a survey of the virtually unknown rock art of the Central Limpopo Basin. It comes from the belief held by some traditional Bantu-speakers that the San can 'capture' animal spoor and bewitch it in order to ensure hunting success. Infused with the passion, this is the first book of its kind to discuss the rock art of cultural groups other than the San. It carries the story of the rock engravings and rock paintings of Limpopo, northernmost South Africa, into the present by describing the work of four distinct cultural groups: the San, Khoekhoen, Venda and Northern Sotho, and, most recently, people of European descent. It is the first substantial body of work from South Africa to focus on an area outside the Drakensberg, which has become synonymous with 'southern African rock art'. Although the book focuses on a specific region, it introduces anthropological information from the Cape to the greater Kalahari region. The text is interspersed with first-hand accounts of Kalahari and Okavango San beliefs and rites, and discussions with traditional Bantu-speaking peoples.
A distillation of 14 years of field surveying and research in the Central Limpopo Basin, the book targets the general reader who would like to know more.