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≠Nisa wearing beads around her neck, sitting against a tree, holding a white bowl in her lap
≠Nisa wearing beads around her neck, sitting against a tree, holding a white bowl in her lap
Object Number 2001.29.15030
Display Title ≠Nisa wearing beads around her neck, sitting against a tree, holding a white bowl in her lap
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition VI b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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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≠Nisa wearing beads around her neck, sitting against a tree, holding a white bowl in her lap
2001.29.15031 ≠Nisa wearing beads around her neck, sitting against a tree, holding a white bowl in her lap
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a dress made from a tablecloth, sitting, leaning against a tree
2001.29.15423 Woman wearing a dress made from a tablecloth, sitting, leaning against a tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a dress made from a tablecloth, sitting, leaning against a tree
2001.29.15421 Woman wearing a dress made from a tablecloth, sitting, leaning against a tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting on her kaross, leaning against a tree trunk
2001.29.15197 Woman sitting on her kaross, leaning against a tree trunk
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Nisa sitting, resting her head on her hand, with a child standing behind her
2001.29.15028 ≠Nisa sitting, resting her head on her hand, with a child standing behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai standing in the water washing her legs, with ≠Nisa watching her, sitting with a group of people at the edge of a pan
2001.29.15624 N!ai standing in the water washing her legs, with ≠Nisa watching her, sitting with a group of people at the edge of a pan
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) sitting, wearing a little kaross and beads in her hair (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31247 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) sitting, wearing a little kaross and beads in her hair (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
N!ai and ≠Nisa standing together next to a tree, with a woman leaning against the tree on the other side of it
2001.29.15323 N!ai and ≠Nisa standing together next to a tree, with a woman leaning against the tree on the other side of it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Naoka wearing a kaross wrapped around her, sitting in front of a skerm, reaching inside a bowl with her hand
2001.29.15384 /Naoka wearing a kaross wrapped around her, sitting in front of a skerm, reaching inside a bowl with her hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of Western beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28485 Portrait of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of Western beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of Western beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face
2001.29.22467 Portrait of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of Western beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
2001.29.2867 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
Nyae Nyae Conservancy