Born on the 6th of January 1906, Walter Battiss was an influential South African artist whose early on main departure point was art from the San people's rock paintings.
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Mantis Dance by Walter Battiss
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South African History Online. (2017, January 4). Mantis Dance by Walter Battiss. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0122554
South African History Online (2017) 'Mantis Dance by Walter Battiss', South African History Online, 4 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0122554 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, Mantis Dance by Walter Battiss [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0122554, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"Mantis Dance by Walter Battiss." South African History Online, 4 Jan. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0122554. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Mantis Dance by Walter Battiss." South African History Online. January 4, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0122554.
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