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Man sitting at the edge of a pan, view from behind, with two men sleeping next to him, bucket on the ground in front of them
Man sitting at the edge of a pan, view from behind, with two men sleeping next to him, bucket on the ground in front of them
Object Number 2004.29.11081
Display Title Man sitting at the edge of a pan, view from behind, with two men sleeping next to him, bucket on the ground in front of them
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Kung Bushman"
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 33.0201 × 25.4001 cm (13 × 10 in.)
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term "!Kung" in describing the photographed individuals. the term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.

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Man sitting at the edge of a pan, view from behind, with two men sleeping next to him, bucket on the ground in front of them
2001.29.15425 Man sitting at the edge of a pan, view from behind, with two men sleeping next to him, bucket on the ground in front of them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man putting a spear behind him, sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
2001.29.16458 Man putting a spear behind him, sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man lying on the ground, sleeping, with a woman wearing ornaments in her hair sitting with his family behind him
2001.29.15381 Man lying on the ground, sleeping, with a woman wearing ornaments in her hair sitting with his family behind him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29289.2 [No folder title]: Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29289 [No folder title]: Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29289.1 [No folder title]: Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them
2001.29.15715 Man lying on his stomach curing a sleeping boy, with two men aiding a man in trance behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
2001.29.17387 Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting at the edge of a pan, washing her leg, with an enamel cup on the ground next to her, with another woman standing behind her
2001.29.15634 Woman sitting at the edge of a pan, washing her leg, with an enamel cup on the ground next to her, with another woman standing behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
2001.29.15527 N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing dance rattles lying down in trance, with a man sitting next to him, another dancer standing behind them
2001.29.16691 Man wearing dance rattles lying down in trance, with a man sitting next to him, another dancer standing behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao making a //guashi, shaving it with his knife, with !Naishi building a fire behind him, N!ai sitting near them
2001.29.17332 //Ao making a //guashi, shaving it with his knife, with !Naishi building a fire behind him, N!ai sitting near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy