Secret san of the drakensberg and their rock art legacy

Critical Arts

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-208

  Prins, Frans E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drakensberg; Identity; Rock paintings; San; Shelter; Tradition; World heritage site

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958143512     PISSN: 02560046     EISSN: 19926049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02560040903016917     Document Type: Article

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