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Circular skerm structure, close-up of lashing at the top
Circular skerm structure, close-up of lashing at the top
Object Number 2001.29.15947
Display Title Circular skerm structure, close-up of lashing at the top
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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Two men setting up poles for a triangle skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them, hunting bags hanging from a tree near them
2001.29.15946 Two men setting up poles for a triangle skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them, hunting bags hanging from a tree near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two men lashing the poles of a skerm together, with John Marshall filming them
2001.29.15950 Two men lashing the poles of a skerm together, with John Marshall filming them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two men lashing the poles of a skerm together with strands of plant fiber, holding the fiber in their mouths
2001.29.15949 Two men lashing the poles of a skerm together with strands of plant fiber, holding the fiber in their mouths
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two men constructing a triangular skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them
2001.29.15958 Two men constructing a triangular skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Close-up of outrigger lashing on model canoe
2004.24.7853 Close-up of outrigger lashing on model canoe
Tatakoto
Woman squatting inside her skerm, with her husband sitting beside the skerm, facing away from the camera
2001.29.15393 Woman squatting inside her skerm, with her husband sitting beside the skerm, facing away from the camera
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman and a baby sleeping inside a skerm, with possessions on the ground near the entrance
2001.29.16678 Woman and a baby sleeping inside a skerm, with possessions on the ground near the entrance
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman holding a branch in her hand, building a shelter skerm
2001.29.16725 Woman holding a branch in her hand, building a shelter skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting on a kaross next to a shelter skerm drilling ostrich eggshell beads, with another woman lying on the ground next to her
2001.29.16123 Woman sitting on a kaross next to a shelter skerm drilling ostrich eggshell beads, with another woman lying on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Tsamgao sitting with a woman and a child in front of a skerm, with a blanket on top of the skerm
2001.29.17044 Tsamgao sitting with a woman and a child in front of a skerm, with a blanket on top of the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Child standing in front of a skerm, with ostrich egg shells on the ground, tin cans on top of the skerm, possessions hanging in a nearby tree
2001.29.15436 Child standing in front of a skerm, with ostrich egg shells on the ground, tin cans on top of the skerm, possessions hanging in a nearby tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Child standing in front of a skerm, with ostrich egg shells on the ground, tin cans on top of the skerm, possessions hanging in a nearby tree
2001.29.15443 Child standing in front of a skerm, with ostrich egg shells on the ground, tin cans on top of the skerm, possessions hanging in a nearby tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy