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Peter S. Garlake

    Peter Storr Garlake was a Zimbabwean archaeologist and art historian. He made influential contributions to the study of Great Zimbabwe and Ife, Nigeria.

    The Hunter's Vision
    • 1995

      The Hunter's Vision

      • 200 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Analyzes and compares the prehistoric rock paintings of Zimbabwe to show how the artists selected subjects and how the paintings were executed, and discusses the conventions that determined the paintings' styles and forms. Reconstructs the significance and meaning of the paintings by looking at them in the context of the basic tenets of the Sen societies that still survive on the outskirts of the Kalahari Desert. Includes b&w drawings and color photos of the paintings and their environment. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

      The Hunter's Vision