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Man adjusting one of the pegs on a //guashi, sitting with a group of people
Man adjusting one of the pegs on a //guashi, sitting with a group of people
Object Number 2001.29.16012
Display Title Man adjusting one of the pegs on a //guashi, sitting with a group of people
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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Dam holding a log, making a //guashi, sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man standing, carrying hunting equipment, view from behind, with two men sitting behind him, man wearing Western clothing adjusting a spring hare pole in the background
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//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi
2001.29.17294 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy