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Paula's Cave
Names: Paula Cave Other Site Details
Classification  | A.05.1. Archaeology, Rock Art
Proclamation No  | 007/1951
Place  | Omaruru, Okapekaha Farm, Portion 5 of B
Region  | Erongo
Site Environment  | Klippdachs Montains where another 5 sites with rock paintings can be found.
Current Use  | Tourist attraction.
Refences  | Official Gazette 1581, No. 165, 1951. Vogt, Andreas, "National Monuments in Namibia", Windhoek 2004, p.35. Scherz, ER, "Felsbilder in Suedwestafrika. Teil III: Die Malereien", Koeln/Wien 1986.
Legal Status  | Declared as National Monument on 01.03.1951 by the Historical Monuments Commission for South West Africa (HMC).
     

Description

Some groops of red-hairded people, partly with arrows, are depicted besides animals like elephant and rhinoceros. Also singular figures can be seen: a pregnant woman and flute-players.

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