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Image Not Available for Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: Child sitting on a grass bed inside a skerm, next to a newly started fire
Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: Child sitting on a grass bed inside a skerm, next to a newly started fire
Image Not Available for Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: Child sitting on a grass bed inside a skerm, next to a newly started fire
Object Number 2001.29.2984
Display Title Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: Child sitting on a grass bed inside a skerm, next to a newly started fire
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.32000 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm
2001.29.2982 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, distant view
2001.29.2983 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, distant view
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: "Old ≠Toma" sitting and mourning his skerm that burned to the ground
2001.29.2981 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: "Old ≠Toma" sitting and mourning his skerm that burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting and standing near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.1636 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting and standing near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground, distant view
2001.29.1640 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground, distant view
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground, distant view with Kernel Ledimo and Lorna Marshall in the background
2001.29.1641 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground, distant view with Kernel Ledimo and Lorna Marshall in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.1638 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.1639 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.1637 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting and standing near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.1635 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People sitting and standing near the remains of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Fire-Making: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) sitting with his brother, "/Qui Hunter," using firesticks and grass tinder to make a fire
2001.29.2975 Fire-Making: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) sitting with his brother, "/Qui Hunter," using firesticks and grass tinder to make a fire
Nyae Nyae Conservancy