IDNO

T.177819.JCP

Description

On typed listing "45.18; Rockland's Farm paintings; 19.7.61; Zambia; Eastern; Chipata District; rock painting; rock art; Batwa; eland; rockland's Farm; Katolola; heritage; archaeology; present present"

Batwa rock paintings at Rockland's Farm. These paintings are made with red pigment, and have slightly thicker lines than the previous. The painting is comprised of a large bowed-out rectangle filled with equally spaced horizontal lines, above the rectangle, are two vertical "snakelike" shapes, the right one is longer and curls to the left and back over the left one. These are also filled with horizontal lines, which for the right one turn over to become vertical.there is also faintly a set of horizontal row of dots coming from the left of the left shape.
Chaplin suggests it could be a depiction of the Rainbow Snake. [FG 17/07/2025]

Place

S Africa; Zambia; Eastern Province; Chipata District

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Chaplin, Jim

Collector / Expedition

Date

July 1961

Collection Name

Chaplin Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.177259.JCP - ... were located together in a apple box, now numbered C795/.

T.177809.JCP - T.178062.JCP were located in a slide drawer chest inside a red box now numbered C795/3.

T.79531001.JCP - T.79531072.JCP were located in a slide drawer now numbered C795/3/1.