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Bundle of grass lying on the ground, collected for skerm construction
Bundle of grass lying on the ground, collected for skerm construction
Object Number 2001.29.15706
Display Title Bundle of grass lying on the ground, collected for skerm construction
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bundles of grass and wood on the ground, with the structure of a skerm near it
2001.29.15952 Bundles of grass and wood on the ground, with the structure of a skerm near it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man putting a bundle of grass on a pile next to a skerm, with another man kneeling, putting grass on the skerm
2001.29.15917 Man putting a bundle of grass on a pile next to a skerm, with another man kneeling, putting grass on the 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
Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
2001.29.15916 Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman lying down, a melon on the ground next to her head, next to a group of women sitting by a shelter skerm
2001.29.17161 Woman lying down, a melon on the ground next to her head, next to a group of women sitting by a shelter skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, facing away from the camera, with a pile of nuts, enamel bucket, enamel bowl, cut and ostrich egg shells lying on the ground, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
2001.29.15444 Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, facing away from the camera, with a pile of nuts, enamel bucket, enamel bowl, cut and ostrich egg shells lying on the ground, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
People sitting and lying down next to skerms, with a dried animal skin on the ground near them
2001.29.15359 People sitting and lying down next to skerms, with a dried animal skin on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" sitting on a skin inside a skerm, stringing his bow, with people lying on the ground near him
2001.29.16144 "Gao Medicine" sitting on a skin inside a skerm, stringing his bow, with people lying on the ground near him
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
Group of men sitting and lying down next to a skerm, with strips of meat hanging from a tree near them
2001.29.16548 Group of men sitting and lying down next to a skerm, with strips of meat hanging from a tree near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dead cattle lying in a clearing, with a skerm in the background
2001.29.15974 Dead cattle lying in a clearing, with a skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women sitting and lying down next to a shelter skerm
2001.29.17159 Group of women sitting and lying down next to a shelter skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy