. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. 250 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 23. Rock painting of figure in red with the body deco- rated with white paint, some of which may depict beadwork (Ha Khotso, Lesotho). than for full figures, although these do occur. In the eastern Cape some of the latest paintings are small black ones. In many instances the black is fugitive, in other cases it has lasted along with the red iron oxides, and sometimes longer than any of the other colours on the same rock (see p. 253). There are rock paintings, usually of the
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. 250 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 23. Rock painting of figure in red with the body deco- rated with white paint, some of which may depict beadwork (Ha Khotso, Lesotho). than for full figures, although these do occur. In the eastern Cape some of the latest paintings are small black ones. In many instances the black is fugitive, in other cases it has lasted along with the red iron oxides, and sometimes longer than any of the other colours on the same rock (see p. 253). There are rock paintings, usually of the 'crude late' type, that appear to have been made with a crayon of charcoal. The various suggestions for black pigment in rock paintings (Table 3) were nearly always charcoal, but manganese and graphite were also mentioned. Tests revealed the presence of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town [etc. ] The Museu
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