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Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
Object Number 2001.29.1524
Display Title Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
Descriptions
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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Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
2001.29.1525 Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
2001.29.1526 Children, Imitation: Girls placing branches to build little skerms
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms, with ≠Nisa standing, N!ai to the right and Be sitting in a tiny skerm beside her
2001.29.1521 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms, with ≠Nisa standing, N!ai to the right and Be sitting in a tiny skerm beside her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms; they have put a kaross on the large skerm
2001.29.1528 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms; they have put a kaross on the large skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms
2001.29.1523 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms
2001.29.1522 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms
2001.29.1527 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Ani placing branches of a skerm frame in holes in the ground, with her husband (Twi) standing nearby and watching
2001.29.8392 !Ani placing branches of a skerm frame in holes in the ground, with her husband (Twi) standing nearby and watching
!Go Tsao
Skerm: Skerm with branches closing the opening, with two other skerms next to it
2001.29.2135 Skerm: Skerm with branches closing the opening, with two other skerms next to it
Gautscha
Children, Imitation: ≠Nisa standing with a group of girls playing "house," making two miniature skerms
2001.29.2923 Children, Imitation: ≠Nisa standing with a group of girls playing "house," making two miniature skerms
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Skerm: Branches closing the opening of a skerm; the people are away temporarily, left some things inside and closed up the skerm with branches
2001.29.2128 Skerm: Branches closing the opening of a skerm; the people are away temporarily, left some things inside and closed up the skerm with branches
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Close-up of !Gai placing meat on green branches with which he has lined a carrying net
2001.29.27556 Close-up of !Gai placing meat on green branches with which he has lined a carrying net
/Ai Ha !O Pan