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Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes, scraping the bark off a stick for the stick game, with a view of the werft
Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes, scraping the bark off a stick for the stick game, with a view of the werft
Object Number 2001.29.1473
Display Title Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes, scraping the bark off a stick for the stick game, with a view of the werft
Descriptions
Indigenous Term !’Hoanma n/anga da’adzi tzi, ku so !aihnma //’a ha kuru bah
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes, scraping the bark off a stick for the stick game, with a view of the werft
2001.29.1474 Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes, scraping the bark off a stick for the stick game, with a view of the werft
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes scraping the bark off of a stick for the stick game
2001.29.1476 Children, Toys: Boy sitting by ashes scraping the bark off of a stick for the stick game
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29297 [No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Toys: /Qui (son of "/Gao Music" and ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (right) and ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be) sitting on a log, probably scraping bark off of sticks for the stick game
2001.29.1477 Children, Toys: /Qui (son of "/Gao Music" and ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (right) and ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be) sitting on a log, probably scraping bark off of sticks for the stick game
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Werft: View of werft with fire ashes
2001.29.6120 Werft: View of werft with fire ashes
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: !U crouching by the ashes of a fire, holding !Ungka Norna, and N!ai standing near them, with ≠Toma's werft in the background
2001.29.1875 Groups: !U crouching by the ashes of a fire, holding !Ungka Norna, and N!ai standing near them, with ≠Toma's werft in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman scraping out something that has been cooked in the ashes
2001.29.20018 Woman scraping out something that has been cooked in the ashes
Chukudu Kraal
Woman scraping out something that has been cooked in the ashes
2001.29.26665 Woman scraping out something that has been cooked in the ashes
Chukudu Kraal
"Stick Throwing Game": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine" and Di!ai playing Bah n≠aq’u (the stick throwing game) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31378.1 "Stick Throwing Game": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine" and Di!ai playing Bah n≠aq’u (the stick throwing game) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Food Gathering: Small roots, sticks, tin can, and ashes on the ground
2001.29.5830 Food Gathering: Small roots, sticks, tin can, and ashes on the ground
Gautscha
Food, Cooking: Ashes of a fire, showing large root and sticks
2001.29.5775 Food, Cooking: Ashes of a fire, showing large root and sticks
Gautscha
Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25756 Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha