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Woman sitting in a skerm and pounding something in a mortar, with other people sitting opposite her
Woman sitting in a skerm and pounding something in a mortar, with other people sitting opposite her
Object Number 2001.29.3326
Display Title Woman sitting in a skerm and pounding something in a mortar, with other people sitting opposite her
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Tsumkwe
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Woman sitting in a skerm and pounding something in a mortar, with other people sitting in the foreground
2001.29.3327 Woman sitting in a skerm and pounding something in a mortar, with other people sitting in the foreground
Tsumkwe
Skerm: Group of people sitting by fire ashes and an uncompleted skerm; one of them is pounding something in a mortar
2001.29.6007 Skerm: Group of people sitting by fire ashes and an uncompleted skerm; one of them is pounding something in a mortar
Gautscha
≠Nobe pounding something in her mortar, with N/aoku wearing gray dress and a person draped with cloth sitting opposite her
2001.29.8409 ≠Nobe pounding something in her mortar, with N/aoku wearing gray dress and a person draped with cloth sitting opposite her
!Go Tsao
Group of people sitting in front of a skerm
2001.29.3328 Group of people sitting in front of a skerm
Tsumkwe
Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
2001.29.1362 Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
2001.29.1361 Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (after her hair was cut)
2001.29.1360 Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (after her hair was cut)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai working on something with a mortar and pestle in front of a skerm, with Baou sitting nearby
2001.29.10152 N!ai working on something with a mortar and pestle in front of a skerm, with Baou sitting nearby
Mangetti Forest
Food, Pounding: !Ungka pounding something in her mortar, with Sa≠gai sitting next to her
2001.29.2998 Food, Pounding: !Ungka pounding something in her mortar, with Sa≠gai sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people sitting in front of a skerm
2001.29.3325 Group of people sitting in front of a skerm
Tsumkwe
Food, Pounding: !Ungka pounding something in her mortar, with Sa≠gai sitting next to her
2001.29.2995 Food, Pounding: !Ungka pounding something in her mortar, with Sa≠gai sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Old /Gasa" sitting, legs straight out, pounding something with mortar and pestle; her grandson sitting beside her
2001.29.23273 "Old /Gasa" sitting, legs straight out, pounding something with mortar and pestle; her grandson sitting beside her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy