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Skerms in the werft, with equipment hanging in a tree near them
Skerms in the werft, with equipment hanging in a tree near them
Object Number 2001.29.15366
Display Title Skerms in the werft, with equipment hanging in a tree near them
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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Child standing next to a tree with hunting equipment hanging in it, expedition equipment on the ground at the base of the tree
2001.29.17455 Child standing next to a tree with hunting equipment hanging in it, expedition equipment on the ground at the base of the tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
2001.29.17387 Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Family sitting in front of a skerm, with other skerms near them, distant view
2001.29.16445 Family sitting in front of a skerm, with other skerms near them, distant view
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting and lying down next to a skerm, with strips of meat hanging from a tree near them
2001.29.16549 Group of men sitting and lying down next to a skerm, with strips of meat hanging from a tree near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Expedition equipment sitting on logs in front of a skerm, with drying meat and belongings hanging from a tree in the background
2001.29.16064 Expedition equipment sitting on logs in front of a skerm, with drying meat and belongings hanging from a tree in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16373 /Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting next to a fire with a woman with a mortar and pestle, boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16375 /Ti!kay sitting next to a fire with a woman with a mortar and pestle, boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Shelter skerms, with an animal skin hanging to dry near them
2001.29.15361 Shelter skerms, with an animal skin hanging to dry near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing a shirt, leaning over to reach his hand into a pot cooking on a fire, with a boy sitting near him, skerms in the background, meat hanging in a net bag from a nearby tree
2001.29.16063 Man wearing a shirt, leaning over to reach his hand into a pot cooking on a fire, with a boy sitting near him, skerms in the background, meat hanging in a net bag from a nearby tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Toma skinning an animal, sitting with a group of men, with meat hanging to dry near him, skerms in the background
2001.29.16116 ≠Toma skinning an animal, sitting with a group of men, with meat hanging to dry near him, skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Expedition equipment and skerm in the rain
2001.29.16368 Expedition equipment and skerm in the rain
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Hunting equipment hanging in a tree, with expedition equipment on the ground at the base of the tree
2001.29.17454 Hunting equipment hanging in a tree, with expedition equipment on the ground at the base of the tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy