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Woman pounding corn outside a skerm, with another woman standing next to her
Woman pounding corn outside a skerm, with another woman standing next to her
Object Number 2001.29.15800
Display Title Woman pounding corn outside a skerm, with another woman standing next to her
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition VI b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • 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, pounding a post into the ground, with another partially constructed skerm near her
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16372 /Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16373 /Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman using a mortar and pestle, with /Ti!kay's hands putting grass on a fire next to her, boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind her
2001.29.16374 Woman using a mortar and pestle, with /Ti!kay's hands putting grass on a fire next to her, boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman pounding corn, with another woman standing behind her
2001.29.15807 Woman pounding corn, with another woman standing behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting next to a fire with a woman with a mortar and pestle, boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16375 /Ti!kay sitting next to a fire with a woman with a mortar and pestle, boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, working with corn in a hollow log, with two women standing next to her, with a skerm in the background
2001.29.15803 Woman sitting, working with corn in a hollow log, with two women standing next to her, with a skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman pounding something in a mortar and pestle, sitting with another woman near a skerm
2001.29.16461 Woman pounding something in a mortar and pestle, sitting with another woman near a 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
Two women, one carrying a baby on her back, pounding corn with long poles in buckets, with baskets on the ground next to them
2001.29.15806 Two women, one carrying a baby on her back, pounding corn with long poles in buckets, with baskets on the ground next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman with a baby on her back in her kaross standing, watching another woman pour corn from a large basin into a small bucket
2001.29.15801 Woman with a baby on her back in her kaross standing, watching another woman pour corn from a large basin into a small bucket
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman preparing food with a digging stick, sitting with another woman outside a shelter skerm, with a woman lying on the ground, eating near them
2001.29.16122 Woman preparing food with a digging stick, sitting with another woman outside a shelter skerm, with a woman lying on the ground, eating near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy