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Woman and child sitting near a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells on the ground near them
Woman and child sitting near a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells on the ground near them
Object Number 2001.29.14693
Display Title Woman and child sitting near a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells on the ground near them
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Children, Norna: !U sitting with !Ungka Norna standing against her near a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells on the ground next to them
2001.29.1398 Children, Norna: !U sitting with !Ungka Norna standing against her near a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells on the ground next to them
Gautscha
Woman sitting at the edge of a pan, washing her feet, with another woman sitting near her, child standing in the background, ostrich egg shells and a tin on the ground
2001.29.15628 Woman sitting at the edge of a pan, washing her feet, with another woman sitting near her, child standing in the background, ostrich egg shells and a tin on the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30530 "Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
2001.29.2230 ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U, !Ungka, Di!kai (≠Toma's sister) and "≠Gao Lame" sitting, with five ostrich egg shells on the ground next to them
2001.29.14177 !U, !Ungka, Di!kai (≠Toma's sister) and "≠Gao Lame" sitting, with five ostrich egg shells on the ground next to them
Gautscha
Water: Three men filling ostrich egg shells at a waterhole, with two women sitting behind them
2001.29.2229 Water: Three men filling ostrich egg shells at a waterhole, with two women sitting behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31161 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
"Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30530.1 "Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (leader of Band 10) at the waterhole, with 5 ostrich egg shells next to him
2001.29.13907 ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) at the waterhole, with 5 ostrich egg shells next to him
Gautscha
Man sitting next to a fire near a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground beside it
2001.29.15813 Man sitting next to a fire near a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground beside it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Water: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
2001.29.3181 Water: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) filling ostrich egg shells with water at a waterhole, with five ostrich egg shells with stoppers and an Ovambo pot on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Water: Two men sitting at a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells
2001.29.6066 Water: Two men sitting at a waterhole, with ostrich egg shells
Nyae Nyae Conservancy