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Name and date "Rush 10.13.1903" carved in the trunk of a baobab tree, close-up
Name and date "Rush 10.13.1903" carved in the trunk of a baobab tree, close-up
Object Number 2001.29.14662
Display Title Name and date "Rush 10.13.1903" carved in the trunk of a baobab tree, close-up
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition III b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Colonial African
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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