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≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts
Object Number 2001.29.14067
Display Title ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition III b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 × 6.35 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Arrows, arrow poison: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30299 Arrows, arrow poison: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire. /Qui notching the fire stick with his knife, and ≠Gao placing his hand on the pile of twigs in order to feed the fire when it starts. (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25678 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire. /Qui notching the fire stick with his knife, and ≠Gao placing his hand on the pile of twigs in order to feed the fire when it starts. (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, showing pile of sticks ready for the fire (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25679 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, showing pile of sticks ready for the fire (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, showing pile of sticks ready for the fire
2001.29.14068 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, showing pile of sticks ready for the fire
Gautscha
Fire-Making: "Old /Gaishay" (headman of Band 4) joining ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and his brother "/Qui Hunter" who are starting a fire
2001.29.32001 Fire-Making: "Old /Gaishay" (headman of Band 4) joining ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and his brother "/Qui Hunter" who are starting a fire
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire. ≠Gao is beginning to twirl the "male" stick in the notch of the "female" stick which he steadies by pressing it down with his digging stick and his foot. (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25677 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire. ≠Gao is beginning to twirl the "male" stick in the notch of the "female" stick which he steadies by pressing it down with his digging stick and his foot. (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, with ≠Gao twirling the "male" stick, and showing positions of the sticks (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25680 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, with ≠Gao twirling the "male" stick, and showing positions of the sticks (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
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
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, with /Qui pouring the smoldering wood from the notch in the "female" stick onto the tinder, a bunch of fine dry grass (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25681 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, with /Qui pouring the smoldering wood from the notch in the "female" stick onto the tinder, a bunch of fine dry grass (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, with /Qui pouring the smoldering wood from the notch in the "female" stick onto the tinder, a bunch of fine dry grass
2001.29.14071 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire, with /Qui pouring the smoldering wood from the notch in the "female" stick onto the tinder, a bunch of fine dry grass
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25676 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire
2001.29.14065 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire
Gautscha