Brandberg Mountain
Namibia · Africa
The enigmatic White Lady — 45,000 paintings on Namibia's highest mountain — has defied all explanation
Age
~2,000 yrs
Period
Late Stone Age
Setting
Rock shelter
Art form
Paintings
Discovered
1917
Status
Open (Guided Only)
Namibia's highest mountain contains over 45,000 individual rock paintings across nearly 1,000 sites. Most celebrated is the enigmatic 'White Lady' — a white-painted figure that has been interpreted variously as male, female, a shaman, a hunter or a deity, and which continues to resist definitive explanation.
Notable Features
- ◦ The White Lady figure
- ◦ 45,000+ paintings
- ◦ 1,000 individual sites
Depicted Subjects
Human FiguresEland AntelopeGiraffeGeometric Signs
Plan a Visit
AccessThis cave can be visited.
Sources & Further Reading
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