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/Gunda sitting inside a skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground next to him
/Gunda sitting inside a skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground next to him
Object Number 2001.29.15081
Display Title /Gunda sitting inside a skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground next to him
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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"/Gao Music" holding an arrow, sitting next to a fire outside his skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground near him, assegais leaning against the skerm
2001.29.15857 "/Gao Music" holding an arrow, sitting next to a fire outside his skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground near him, assegais leaning against the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gao Music" testing an arrow for straightness, sitting next to a fire outside his skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground near him, assegais leaning against the skerm
2001.29.15858 "/Gao Music" testing an arrow for straightness, sitting next to a fire outside his skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground near him, assegais leaning against the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
2001.29.13040.1 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
2001.29.13040 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by the fire in front of their skerm, after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich egg shells on the ground next to her
2001.29.3072 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by the fire in front of their skerm, after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich egg shells on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people near and inside a skerm in the background, with possessions hanging on a tree in the foreground, including quiver sacks with bows, assegais, tin cans, cups and buckets; ostrich egg shells and a blanket on the ground next to the tree
2001.29.15045 Group of people near and inside a skerm in the background, with possessions hanging on a tree in the foreground, including quiver sacks with bows, assegais, tin cans, cups and buckets; ostrich egg shells and a blanket on the ground next to the tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, facing away from the camera, with a pile of nuts, enamel bucket, enamel bowl, cut and ostrich egg shells lying on the ground, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
2001.29.15444 Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, facing away from the camera, with a pile of nuts, enamel bucket, enamel bowl, cut and ostrich egg shells lying on the ground, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
People sleeping under a blanket in a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells, tin cups and something made from an animal skin on the ground next to them
2001.29.15809 People sleeping under a blanket in a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells, tin cups and something made from an animal skin on the ground next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠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
People sleeping under a blanket in a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells, tin cups and something made from an animal skin on the ground next to them
2001.29.15808 People sleeping under a blanket in a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells, tin cups and something made from an animal skin on the ground next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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