Stake attention in this memory
A close-up image of an information board at the National Museum of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, located at latitude -6.814 and longitude 39.294. The board is made of brown and beige paper with a white background and features a picture of rock art depicting symbols and shields. The image is a close-up of the bottom portion of the board. The board's title is "Meat-Feasting Art Unknown to Recent Past," and below it, it describes the meaning and historical significance of the art. The text explains that these "meat-feasting paintings occur in rock shelters in northern Tanzania and western Kenya." The paintings depict shields and occasionally feature animals as brands, with symbols representing feasts in northern regions. The text explains that these paintings are done in front of women, who were forbidden to eat meat. It goes on to describe how the meat for these feasts was stolen by the group or donated to the group by the father of a participant, and it outlines how the animals were slaughtered, cooked, and eaten. The last sentence of the text states that "it is unknown when meat feasting commenced, but more recent paintings date from the last two centuries." Below the text is a cropped image of the rock art. Next to the text, there is a small, brown informational board with white text. The text of the small board reads "Around Natural Shelter (Mara 1,500 m Altitude) - Places with such high altitudes in Tanzania can be found in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Simiyu (Lake Victoria), Mahenge (near the southern end of the Ruhuhu Valley), and Kibwezi (near the Kenyan border). In Tanzania, the highest altitudes are found in the mountainous regions of the Southern Highlands, such as Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. The altitudes can have a significant influence on the climate and vegetation of a region." The board is standing at an angle against the wall. The room is poorly lit and the walls are cream in color. There are no other people present.
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