The cultural and symbolic significance of the African rhinoceros: a review of the traditional beliefs, perceptions and practices of agropastoralist societies in southern Africa.

A study of ethnobiological, archaeological, linguistic and historical ethnographic data shows that notions about the cultural and symbolic significance of the African rhinoceros were widely shared among southeastern Bantu speakers and had considerable time depth. African farming communities could dr...

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Published in:	Southern African Humanities Vol. 26; pp. 21 - 56
Main Authors:	Boeyens, Jan C. A., van der Ryst, Maria M.
Format:	Article
Published:	Natal Museum Jul2014
Subjects:	Rhinoceroses Agropastoral systems Ethnographic analysis Horns (Anatomy) Taxonomy
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