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Object Number
2001.29.171
Display Title
Tao (Daon) or !Aikwe (wife of Chitango or Tango) sitting
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written in black ink on envelope: "Land photos of / ! Kung Bushmen / at Chimbaranda / 3 hours north of Dirico / Angola / August 1959"; written in red ink on envelope: "The number following the Name #1, #2 etc is / the number on the kinship chart."; printed on photograph: "5"; written in pencil on photograph (verso): "Photo / 5 Tao / (Daon) #6 / Chart / or / !aikwe / She has two / names / [wi of Chitango / Tango / P43 C7]"
Department
Photographic
Date
August 1959
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
/
Cuando Cubango
Additional Geographic Terms
Chimbaranda, 3 hours north of Dirico
Materials
Polaroid
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 × 6.985 cm (4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Lorna Marshall
Donor
John Marshall
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