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... painting . Apart from the differences in climatic conditions and human stature , these people were far closer to their ... paintings are not free from ambiguity : if they reveal a magic hunting ceremony , they may also , he points out ...
... painting . Apart from the differences in climatic conditions and human stature , these people were far closer to their ... paintings are not free from ambiguity : if they reveal a magic hunting ceremony , they may also , he points out ...
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... painting which flourished now for the first time , were deliberate attempts to outwit death . Life departs , but the image ... paintings " brought the bisons . " " Lately , " Fernand Windels reports in his study 118 FINDERS AND MAKERS.
... painting which flourished now for the first time , were deliberate attempts to outwit death . Life departs , but the image ... paintings " brought the bisons . " " Lately , " Fernand Windels reports in his study 118 FINDERS AND MAKERS.
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... 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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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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