. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. KHOISAN PIGMENTS AND PAINTS 115 vr-^gfT^^. Fig. 8. 'Dansende inboorlingen'; detail from Gordon Collection No. 89 showing Hottentot women with painted faces (from Forbes 1965). Haematite was the chief pigment, mainly the clayey form, red ochre. Specularite, the metallic form, was used by some, but not all, Kora groups also in their hair, and similarly, perhaps by some Cape 'Namaqua\ but apparently not by other groups. Haematite was occasionally used as a crayon, often as a powder on greased bodies and faces. A paint fo
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. KHOISAN PIGMENTS AND PAINTS 115 vr-^gfT^^. Fig. 8. 'Dansende inboorlingen'; detail from Gordon Collection No. 89 showing Hottentot women with painted faces (from Forbes 1965). Haematite was the chief pigment, mainly the clayey form, red ochre. Specularite, the metallic form, was used by some, but not all, Kora groups also in their hair, and similarly, perhaps by some Cape 'Namaqua\ but apparently not by other groups. Haematite was occasionally used as a crayon, often as a powder on greased bodies and faces. A paint for cosmetic use was made with powdered haematite and the binder or medium was always animal fat, usually rendered but sometimes raw. Other earth pigments were also used. There was no evidence that fat for paints was heated. Women were the main users of cosmetic paints, both for everyday life and rituals; men used paints to a much lesser extent, mainly ritually. Pots, and sometimes clothing, were coloured with red ochre. Powdered white quartz or stone was used in some Kora and Nama rituals. There were similarities in Kora and Nama practices. Charcoal and soot or potblack were used by all Hottentot groups, generally mixed with or used with fat, as a facial or body paint, occasionally for ritual. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town [etc. ] The Museu
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