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Object Number
2001.29.15034
Display Title
Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), with a skerm in the background
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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!["Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/743702/postagestamp)
!["Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/743704/postagestamp)
!["Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/743692/postagestamp)
!["Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/743693/postagestamp)
!["Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including Gao (son of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa of Band 4) and /Gishay (son of "Old Gau," Band 1) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/743695/postagestamp)
!["Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including Gao (son of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa of Band 4) and /Gishay (son of "Old Gau," Band 1) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/743694/postagestamp)
