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Commentary essay

Painting our portraits: the state of contemporary San art in South Africa and its development potential, using !Xun and Khwe art as a case study

Wendy Irene van de Weg Centre for Communication, Media and Society, University of KwaZulu-NatalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shanade Barnabas Centre for Communication, Media and Society, University of KwaZulu-NatalCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 282-295 | Published online: 24 Jun 2011

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