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N!ai building a skerm, placing grass on the structure
N!ai building a skerm, placing grass on the structure
Object Number 2001.29.15389
Display Title N!ai building a skerm, placing grass on the structure
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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N!ai building a skerm, placing a post in a hole in the ground she has made with a stick
2001.29.15387 N!ai building a skerm, placing a post in a hole in the ground she has made with a stick
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
Man placing a large tree limb on top of a skerm
2001.29.16177 Man placing a large tree limb on top of a skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay holding a bow, sitting in front of a skerm with another man and a woman wrapped in a blanket, with a bundle of grass leaning against the skerm
2001.29.16160 /Ti!kay holding a bow, sitting in front of a skerm with another man and a woman wrapped in a blanket, with a bundle of grass leaning against the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U, N!ai, and ≠Nisa sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm, cracking mangetti nuts
2001.29.17016 !U, N!ai, and ≠Nisa sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm, cracking mangetti nuts
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy in a tree, with N!ai and ≠Nisa sitting with a group of children at the base of the tree, skerms in the background
2001.29.17014 Boy in a tree, with N!ai and ≠Nisa sitting with a group of children at the base of the tree, skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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, nuts and shells on the ground
2001.29.15035 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, nuts and shells on the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with N!ai skipping
2001.29.16969 Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with N!ai skipping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with N!ai skipping
2001.29.16968 Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with N!ai skipping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with ≠Nisa and N!ai holding the rope
2001.29.16964 Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with ≠Nisa and N!ai holding the rope
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with N!ai skipping
2001.29.16966 Group of women and girls playing khù n≠haru (skip-rope), with N!ai skipping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai and a girl playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game) with a group of women and girls
2001.29.17173 N!ai and a girl playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game) with a group of women and girls
Nyae Nyae Conservancy