Machete

There are some three hundred paintings at the site, including, remarkably, more than twelve different species of animal. Enigmatic white Y-shaped images are superimposed over some antelope images. These were once thought to be Buddhistic “well-being” symbols or fish traps. Recently, researchers concluded that the Y-shapes are depictions of loincloths. They sometimes occur in association with spread-eagle motifs that are identifiable as animal skins worn by women. The site also contains a boulder with smoothed areas and deeply pecked cup shapes in an eight-byfour configuration. These are for playing the Venda game mafuvha. At some rock art sites, similar cupules are found on vertical surfaces, suggesting a more symbolic significance.