digital photograph(colour)
- Museum number
- 2013,2034.13122
- Description
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Digital photograph (colour); view of painted rock art on a rock shelter ceiling with the rock shelter to the left. The rock art shows multiple curvilinear shapes in white and red including several pairs of parallel lines adjoining longer single lines. All visible paintings are in white but for one in the centre in the same style but in red. Laikipia, Kenya.
Born digital
- Production date
- April 2012
- Dimensions
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File size: 121 megabytes
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Resolution: 300 dots per inch
- Curator's comments
- Many rock paintings in the Laikipia area appear to correspond to the tradition of rock painting by initiated men from Maa- speaking societies during meat feasting activities. Traditionally, Samburu and Maasai men may not eat meat in their home compounds and so cook and eat livestock together, some distance away, often at rock shelter sites. During this time they may mark the shelter walls with images reflecting animal brand marks or clan symbols. It is unknown whether the images at this site correspond to this tradition.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2013
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2013,2034.13122
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: KENLAI0110013 (TARA number)