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Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
Object Number 2001.29.15674
Display Title Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
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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Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
2001.29.15675 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16069 Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16068 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16067 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16066 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U sitting with a group of people, drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads, holding her drilling tool on her leg and taking a piece of shell out of her mouth
2001.29.16140 !U sitting with a group of people, drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads, holding her drilling tool on her leg and taking a piece of shell out of her mouth
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone, a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads and a woman holding a metal spoon
2001.29.16159 Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone, a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads and a woman holding a metal spoon
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Woman wearing fiber bracelets, copper ring on a string of beads in her hair, a triangular ostrich eggshell bead ornament, and sha sha (root used in the choa ceremony), standing and holding a baby
2001.29.2823 Children, Mother and children: Woman wearing fiber bracelets, copper ring on a string of beads in her hair, a triangular ostrich eggshell bead ornament, and sha sha (root used in the choa ceremony), standing and holding a baby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16452 Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16451 Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16453 Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16158 Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy