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Bundles of grass and wood on the ground, with the structure of a skerm near it
Bundles of grass and wood on the ground, with the structure of a skerm near it
Object Number 2001.29.15952
Display Title Bundles of grass and wood on the ground, with the structure of a skerm near it
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bundle of grass lying on the ground, collected for skerm construction
2001.29.15706 Bundle of grass lying on the ground, collected for skerm construction
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Distant view of werft, with bundles of grass to be used for thatching a new skerm
2001.29.8391 Distant view of werft, with bundles of grass to be used for thatching a new skerm
!Go Tsao
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
/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
People sitting and lying down next to skerms, with a dried animal skin on the ground near them
2001.29.15359 People sitting and lying down next to skerms, with a dried animal skin on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
2001.29.15916 Man carrying a bundle of grass for making a skerm, with an expedition member standing in front of a tent in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Food Gathering, "Manghettis": Man sitting under a mangetti tree with bundles of nuts on the ground near him (half of stereo 2001.29.5078)
2001.29.1789 Food Gathering, "Manghettis": Man sitting under a mangetti tree with bundles of nuts on the ground near him (half of stereo 2001.29.5078)
Mangetti Forest
Man sleeping next to a skerm, with ostrich eggshells, mortar and pestle and a large root on the ground near him
2001.29.16277 Man sleeping next to a skerm, with ostrich eggshells, mortar and pestle and a large root on the ground near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting next to a fire near a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground beside it
2001.29.15813 Man sitting next to a fire near a shelter skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground beside it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman holding a baby, standing with her child inside a skerm, with cooking equipment on the ground near them
2001.29.15608 Woman holding a baby, standing with her child inside a skerm, with cooking equipment on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting next to a skerm with ostrich eggshells on the ground next to them, net bag and strips of meat hanging in a tree near them, two pots cooking on a fire behind them
2001.29.16125 Group of men sitting next to a skerm with ostrich eggshells on the ground next to them, net bag and strips of meat hanging in a tree near them, two pots cooking on a fire behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman working over grass bundles, with skerms in the background
2001.29.3272 Woman working over grass bundles, with skerms in the background
Tsumkwe