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Object Number 2001.29.15374
Display Title Woman standing near a partially constructed skerm
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
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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Woman standing near a partially constructed skerm
2001.29.15373 Woman standing near a partially constructed skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai building a skerm, pounding a post into the ground, with another partially constructed skerm near her
2001.29.15388 N!ai building a skerm, pounding a post into the ground, with another partially constructed skerm near her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman walking away from a partially constructed shelter skerm
2001.29.16724 Woman walking away from a partially constructed shelter skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman holding a baby, standing with her child inside a skerm, with cooking equipment on the ground near them
2001.29.15608 Woman holding a baby, standing with her child inside a skerm, with cooking equipment on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting inside a partially constructed skerm
2001.29.15378 Man sitting inside a partially constructed skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman standing outside a skerm, with a person sitting on the ground near her
2001.29.15796 Woman standing outside a skerm, with a person sitting on the ground near her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting in a shelter skerm, holding a baby, with another child standing near her, enamel pot and bowl in the background
2001.29.17383 Woman sitting in a shelter skerm, holding a baby, with another child standing near her, enamel pot and bowl in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Toma wearing a skin hat, carrying tin cans over his shoulder with carrying stick, with a boy walking next to him, partially constructed shelter skerms in the background
2001.29.16727 ≠Toma wearing a skin hat, carrying tin cans over his shoulder with carrying stick, with a boy walking next to him, partially constructed shelter skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Partially constructed skerm
2001.29.15962 Partially constructed skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people sitting, cracking nuts and eating, with a partially constructed skerm behind them
2001.29.17011 Group of people sitting, cracking nuts and eating, with a partially constructed skerm behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting inside a partially constructed skerm
2001.29.15377 Man sitting inside a partially constructed skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a modest apron, holding a digging stick, standing in front of her skerm, with her husband sitting beside the skerm, facing away from the camera
2001.29.15392 Woman wearing a modest apron, holding a digging stick, standing in front of her skerm, with her husband sitting beside the skerm, facing away from the camera
Nyae Nyae Conservancy