# Bushmen Art Gallery

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Bushmen Art Gallery stands in Cape Town, South Africa, presenting rock art associated with the San people of Southern Africa. Paintings and engravings connect this city setting with rock shelters across the region. Together, the displays introduce an art tradition whose surviving works can reach fifteen to twenty thousand years. Animals and people appear in naturalistic forms across these works.

The record traces the shelters in an almost continuous line from the Cederberg in the west to the Drakensberg in the east. Ochre and other natural pigments tie the art to its environment. Geometric patterns and abstract marks add a spiritual dimension linked with religious and ritual practices. Dynamic poses give many scenes their sense of movement. The tradition reflects the cultural and spiritual life of San hunter-gatherer communities. Their forms offer insight into San beliefs and lives, while connecting art with Southern Africa’s landscape.

One dynamic animal pose can represent spiritual experiences or shamanistic rituals.

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## Photos

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