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Woman with a baby on her back in her kaross standing, watching another woman pour corn from a large basin into a small bucket
Woman with a baby on her back in her kaross standing, watching another woman pour corn from a large basin into a small bucket
Object Number 2001.29.15801
Display Title Woman with a baby on her back in her kaross standing, watching another woman pour corn from a large basin into a small bucket
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 carrying a baby tied to her back in her kaross, standing, clapping
2001.29.15451 Woman carrying a baby tied to her back in her kaross, standing, clapping
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
Expedition, Metzger: Woman bending over to wipe her baby, another child watching, with a pile of corn husks in the background
2001.29.2369 Expedition, Metzger: Woman bending over to wipe her baby, another child watching, with a pile of corn husks in the background
Namibia
Woman with a baby tied to her back with a striped cloth, lighting a pipe, standing with a group of people, including /Ti!kay
2001.29.15514 Woman with a baby tied to her back with a striped cloth, lighting a pipe, standing with a group of people, including /Ti!kay
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man pouring water from a galvanized bucket, with /Ti!kay, Wilhelm Camm and another man watching him
2001.29.16022 Man pouring water from a galvanized bucket, with /Ti!kay, Wilhelm Camm and another man watching him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman holding her kaross in back of her, standing next to a man squatting, working a piece of sinew, with his belongings on the ground next to him
2001.29.16163 Woman holding her kaross in back of her, standing next to a man squatting, working a piece of sinew, with his belongings on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting in a shelter skerm, holding a baby, with another child standing near her, enamel pot and bowl in the background
2001.29.17383 Woman sitting in a shelter skerm, holding a baby, with another child standing near her, enamel pot and bowl in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting at the edge of a pan, washing her leg, with an enamel cup on the ground next to her, with another woman standing behind her
2001.29.15634 Woman sitting at the edge of a pan, washing her leg, with an enamel cup on the ground next to her, with another woman standing 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
Woman carrying a baby on her back, squatting, picking lice from another woman's hair
2001.29.16407 Woman carrying a baby on her back, squatting, picking lice from another woman's hair
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman carrying her baby tied on her back in her kaross, walking, with a child walking behind her, view from behind
2001.29.15684 Woman carrying her baby tied on her back in her kaross, walking, with a child walking behind her, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Carrying: Woman of !Naishi's people visiting Band 2 (possibly /Gam, wife of ≠Toma, son of !Naishi and //Khuga) standing and showing how she lifts a child into her kaross, with a little girl watching
2001.29.1394 Children, Carrying: Woman of !Naishi's people visiting Band 2 (possibly /Gam, wife of ≠Toma, son of !Naishi and //Khuga) standing and showing how she lifts a child into her kaross, with a little girl watching
Nyae Nyae Conservancy