Frobenius, Leo: Prehistoric rock pictures in Europe and Africa: from material in the archives of the Research Institute for the Morphology of Civilization, Frankfort-on-Main (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1937)

if any, he may not disturb. Infringement of this rule is punishable by
death.
The polychrome paintings in the rock shelters in the South depict
giraffe, ostrich, kudu and springbok, the monochromes usually show
fable creatures, bowmen and men in processions. An exception is a
large polychrome of men and animals (No. 147) in the Leopard Ra-
vine of the Brandberg. This is a picture which has nothing to do with
Bushman mentality or Bushman art. The richly costumed human fig-


Rock painting. Finely accoutred bowman. Southwest Africa (detail from catalog no. 156)

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