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2009
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Reconstitution des procédés de fabrication de matières picturales san par Stephen Townley Bassett, un artiste recréant des peintures rupestres à partir de produits naturels collectés dans la région (coquille d'½ufs d'autruche, ocres, sang, graisse animale, etc.) appliqués avec un pinceau en poils d'antilope sur un bloc de grès. Exemples des couleurs pouvant être obtenues à partir de mélanges d'ocres et/ou de coquilles d'½uf d'autruche. Eastern Cape, Afrique du Sud.
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2009
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