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N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
Object Number 2001.29.15527
Display Title N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
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 wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan
2001.29.15526 N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross, sitting on a rock at the edge of a pan, bathing, with a digging stick on a rock next to her
2001.29.15623 Woman wearing a kaross, sitting on a rock at the edge of a pan, bathing, with a digging stick on a rock next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross, sitting on a rock at the edge of a pan, bathing, with a digging stick on a rock next to her
2001.29.15622 Woman wearing a kaross, sitting on a rock at the edge of a pan, bathing, with a digging stick on a rock next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for N!ai and ≠Nisa wearing Western clothes, with Di!ai in her kaross
2001.29.10167 N!ai and ≠Nisa wearing Western clothes, with Di!ai in her kaross
Mangetti Forest
N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, with a bag of ostrich eggshells on her back, a person squatting behind her
2001.29.17517 N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, with a bag of ostrich eggshells on her back, a person squatting behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai standing in the water washing her legs, with ≠Nisa watching her, sitting with a group of people at the edge of a pan
2001.29.15624 N!ai standing in the water washing her legs, with ≠Nisa watching her, sitting with a group of people at the edge of a pan
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman standing in the grass, holding her baby and her possessions, with a man packing a bundle near her, man wearing Western clothes standing in the background
2001.29.17418 Woman standing in the grass, holding her baby and her possessions, with a man packing a bundle near her, man wearing Western clothes standing in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Naoka wearing a kaross wrapped around her, sitting in front of a skerm, reaching inside a bowl with her hand
2001.29.15384 /Naoka wearing a kaross wrapped around her, sitting in front of a skerm, reaching inside a bowl with her hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross, sitting, with a woman wrapped in a blanket sitting with a child between her legs in the background, a man digging behind her
2001.29.17089 Woman wearing a kaross, sitting, with a woman wrapped in a blanket sitting with a child between her legs in the background, a man digging behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman standing, holding her digging stick, looking at the ground, with Di!ai sitting behind her
2001.29.15621 Woman standing, holding her digging stick, looking at the ground, with Di!ai sitting behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting with her kaross wrapped around her legs, smoking a pipe, with two boys standing next to her
2001.29.16799 Woman sitting with her kaross wrapped around her legs, smoking a pipe, with two boys standing next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Naoka lying on the ground under her kaross, shading her eyes with her hand
2001.29.348 /Naoka lying on the ground under her kaross, shading her eyes with her hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy