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Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Object Number 2001.29.16069
Display Title Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
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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Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16068 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16067 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16066 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
2001.29.15674 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
2001.29.15675 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with a string of beads on a piece of burlap next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16453 Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
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
Two women sitting, drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads, with a woman sitting and holding a //guashi near them
2001.29.16135 Two women sitting, drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads, with a woman sitting and holding a //guashi near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone, a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads and a woman holding a metal spoon
2001.29.16159 Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone, a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads and a woman holding a metal spoon
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16452 Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.16451 Group of women and children sitting, including a boy playing a //guashi and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, with a bag of ostrich eggshells on her back, a person squatting behind her
2001.29.17517 N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, with a bag of ostrich eggshells on her back, a person squatting behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy