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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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/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
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Expedition tent, with skerms in the background
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John Marshall and another expedition member walking, with a tent in the background
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