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Object Number
2001.29.2798
Display Title
Beads: "Old /Gam" drilling ostrich eggshell beads, sharpening the point of the drill on a stone, close-up
Descriptions
Department
Photographic
Date
1951-1953
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
/
Otjozondjupa
/
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials
Slide, color
Dimensions
Overall: 5.715 × 5.715 cm (2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Lorna Marshall
Donor
John Marshall
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![[No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/737375/postagestamp)
![[No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/737374/postagestamp)
![[No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill](/internal/media/dispatcher/737376/postagestamp)
