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Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
Object Number 2001.29.591
Display Title Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • /Gwikwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ghanzi / Central Kalahari Game Reserve / /Ai Ha !O Pan
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 20.066 x 16.764 cm (7 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
2001.29.20795 Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
/Ai Ha !O Pan
//Ku≠tera sitting with her few possessions, including a sewn leather bag, roasted melon seeds in a dried melon, digging stick, fire paddle, sieve, and a shoulder bag
2001.29.592 //Ku≠tera sitting with her few possessions, including a sewn leather bag, roasted melon seeds in a dried melon, digging stick, fire paddle, sieve, and a shoulder bag
/Ai Ha !O Pan
//Ku≠tera sitting with her few possessions, including a sewn leather bag, roasted melon seeds in a dried melon, digging stick, fire paddle, sieve, and a shoulder bag
2001.29.20775 //Ku≠tera sitting with her few possessions, including a sewn leather bag, roasted melon seeds in a dried melon, digging stick, fire paddle, sieve, and a shoulder bag
/Ai Ha !O Pan
/Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27249 /Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
/Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20868 /Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Tsi: Two men standing and holding skin bags full of tsi over their shoulders (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30287 Tsi: Two men standing and holding skin bags full of tsi over their shoulders (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Hunting bag made from whole animal skin and a ruler for measurement
2001.29.13540 Hunting bag made from whole animal skin and a ruler for measurement
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Hunting bag made from whole animal skin and a ruler for measurement
2001.29.19037 Hunting bag made from whole animal skin and a ruler for measurement
Gautscha
"Boys' fire": Man making a bag from a wild pig skin, with men sitting behind him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30385.2 "Boys' fire": Man making a bag from a wild pig skin, with men sitting behind him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Boys' fire": Man making a bag from a wild pig skin, with men sitting behind him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30385.1 "Boys' fire": Man making a bag from a wild pig skin, with men sitting behind him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man making a bag from the whole skin of a wild pig
2001.29.14457 Man making a bag from the whole skin of a wild pig
Gautscha
/Gishay holding a guinea fowl he has shot through the neck (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31904 /Gishay holding a guinea fowl he has shot through the neck (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha