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Sewing: !Ungka sitting and sewing, showing her scarification, green bracelet and sandals on the ground
Sewing: !Ungka sitting and sewing, showing her scarification, green bracelet and sandals on the ground
Object Number 2001.29.2118
Display Title Sewing: !Ungka sitting and sewing, showing her scarification, green bracelet and sandals on the ground
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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Sewing: !Ungka sewing beads on a piece of leather, with scarification visible on her leg
2001.29.3155 Sewing: !Ungka sewing beads on a piece of leather, with scarification visible on her leg
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Sewing: !Ungka making a hole in a piece of leather with an awl to sew on beads, with scarifitcation visible on her leg
2001.29.3156 Sewing: !Ungka making a hole in a piece of leather with an awl to sew on beads, with scarifitcation visible on her leg
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Tama sitting and sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up
2001.29.8361 Tama sitting and sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up
!Go Tsao
Clothes: Woman wearing sandals (with a view of the bottom of them), ornaments and a cloth headband, sitting with a child wearing bead ornaments and something around his neck
2001.29.1565 Clothes: Woman wearing sandals (with a view of the bottom of them), ornaments and a cloth headband, sitting with a child wearing bead ornaments and something around his neck
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Food Gathering, "Manghettis": !Ungka wearing green bracelets, carrying a large bag of nuts in her kaross
2001.29.3014 Food Gathering, "Manghettis": !Ungka wearing green bracelets, carrying a large bag of nuts in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (copy of color slide 2001.29.8361)
2001.29.29869 Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (copy of color slide 2001.29.8361)
!Go Tsao
Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (copy of color slide 2001.29.8361)
2001.29.24761 Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (copy of color slide 2001.29.8361)
!Go Tsao
Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (copy of color slide 2001.29.8361)
2001.29.24762 Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (copy of color slide 2001.29.8361)
!Go Tsao
[No folder title]: Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (from color slide 2001.29.8361)
2001.29.30626 [No folder title]: Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (from color slide 2001.29.8361)
!Go Tsao
[No folder title]: Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (from color slide 2001.29.8361)
2001.29.30626.1 [No folder title]: Tama sewing, showing how he makes a hole with an awl for the thread to go through, close-up (from color slide 2001.29.8361)
!Go Tsao
Expedition, Personnel: "Old Gau" sewing the sole on Laurence Marshall's shoe, close-up
2001.29.2387 Expedition, Personnel: "Old Gau" sewing the sole on Laurence Marshall's shoe, close-up
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8359)
2001.29.29867 Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8359)
!Go Tsao