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Two men constructing a triangular skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them
Two men constructing a triangular skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them
Object Number 2001.29.15958
Display Title Two men constructing a triangular skerm, with the structure of a circular skerm behind them
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
Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
2001.29.17387 Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
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 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
Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, with two children sitting behind them, view from behind, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
2001.29.15445 Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, with two children sitting behind them, view from behind, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two men constructing a skerm, with the top horizontals in place
2001.29.15957 Two men constructing a skerm, with the top horizontals in place
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children sitting in the shade, clapping, one singing, with two shelter skerms behind them
2001.29.17463 Three children sitting in the shade, clapping, one singing, with two shelter skerms behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children sitting in the shade, clapping and singing, with two shelter skerms behind them
2001.29.17462 Three children sitting in the shade, clapping and singing, with two shelter skerms behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16373 /Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting and lying down next to a skerm, with strips of meat hanging from a tree near them
2001.29.16549 Group of men sitting and lying down next to a skerm, with strips of meat hanging from a tree near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Qui Umbilicus" using a toothpick, sitting outside his skerm next to four boys eating out of a dish next to an iron pot, with a woman sitting inside the skerm behind them
2001.29.16212 "/Qui Umbilicus" using a toothpick, sitting outside his skerm next to four boys eating out of a dish next to an iron pot, with a woman sitting inside the skerm behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children sitting in the shade, clapping, with two shelter skerms behind them
2001.29.17456 Three children sitting in the shade, clapping, with two shelter skerms behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy