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... painting which flourished now for the first time , were deliberate attempts to outwit death . Life departs , but the image remains ... paintings " brought the bisons . " • " Lately , " Fernand Windels reports in his 118 FINDERS AND MAKERS.
... painting which flourished now for the first time , were deliberate attempts to outwit death . Life departs , but the image remains ... paintings " brought the bisons . " • " Lately , " Fernand Windels reports in his 118 FINDERS AND MAKERS.
Page 120
... paintings , though attenuated bodies , with masks or birdlike features , may be depicted . This failure would not be due to any lack of skill , but was rather because of the inherent magical danger to the person so represented . The ...
... paintings , though attenuated bodies , with masks or birdlike features , may be depicted . This failure would not be due to any lack of skill , but was rather because of the inherent magical danger to the person so represented . The ...
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... painting itself shows continuity with the older cave paintings , and contrasts with the stodgily abstract cult figurines or the geometric decorations of neolithic pottery . Dr. Kathleen Kenyon has associated these esthetic and social ...
... painting itself shows continuity with the older cave paintings , and contrasts with the stodgily abstract cult figurines or the geometric decorations of neolithic pottery . Dr. Kathleen Kenyon has associated these esthetic and social ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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