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Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
Object Number 2001.29.15916
Display Title Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition VI b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
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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Man standing next to the foundation of a skerm, with people standing near an expedition tent in the background
2001.29.16023 Man standing next to the foundation of a skerm, with people standing near an expedition tent in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Toma standing on one foot, leaning against a tree, with Laurence Marshall standing near him, two other expedition members standing in front of a tent in the background
2001.29.16844 ≠Toma standing on one foot, leaning against a tree, with Laurence Marshall standing near him, two other expedition members standing in front of a tent in the background
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
Group of children standing, looking at Laurence Marshall standing in the expedition hut, with expedition members standing, tent in the background
2001.29.16719 Group of children standing, looking at Laurence Marshall standing in the expedition hut, with expedition members standing, tent in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Child sitting at a fire, with two expedition members standing nearby, chickens, skerms in the background
2001.29.15539 Child sitting at a fire, with two expedition members standing nearby, chickens, skerms in the background
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
Group of people sitting in the shade, with an expedition member standing next to them, another group of people sitting next to an expedition tent in the background
2001.29.15295 Group of people sitting in the shade, with an expedition member standing next to them, another group of people sitting next to an expedition tent in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two men fixing the grass at the bottom of a skerm, with a man holding a bow standing behind them, another skerm in the background
2001.29.15398 Two men fixing the grass at the bottom of a skerm, with a man holding a bow standing behind them, another skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people sitting near two parked expedition trucks, with expedition members on and next to the trucks, skerm in the background
2001.29.15658 Group of people sitting near two parked expedition trucks, with expedition members on and next to the trucks, skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people sitting near three parked expedition trucks, with expedition members on and next to the trucks, skerm in the background
2001.29.15657 Group of people sitting near three parked expedition trucks, with expedition members on and next to the trucks, skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Expedition equipment sitting on logs in front of a skerm, with drying meat and belongings hanging from a tree in the background
2001.29.16064 Expedition equipment sitting on logs in front of a skerm, with drying meat and belongings hanging from a tree in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Expedition tent, with skerms in the background
2001.29.17058 Expedition tent, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy