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Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
Object Number 2001.29.16158
Display Title Group of women and children sitting in front of a skerm, including a boy cracking nuts with a stone and a woman stringing ostrich eggshell beads
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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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
Two women sitting in front of a skerm, one cracking nuts
2001.29.17272 Two women sitting in front of a skerm, one cracking nuts
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gao Music" and another man standing, carrying their hunting equipment, including an assegai, with a group of people sitting, cracking mangetti nuts near them
2001.29.17025 "/Gao Music" and another man standing, carrying their hunting equipment, including an assegai, with a group of people sitting, cracking mangetti nuts near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy cracking tsi from an enamel dish, sitting with his family in front of their skerm
2001.29.15102 Boy cracking tsi from an enamel dish, sitting with his family in front of their skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Skerm with smoke from a fire blowing across it, with a pile of nuts and an ostrich eggshell on the ground next to it
2001.29.16191 Skerm with smoke from a fire blowing across it, with a pile of nuts and an ostrich eggshell on the ground next to it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two women sitting, cracking nuts, with a child with a bandaged foot lying on the ground between them
2001.29.16819 Two women sitting, cracking nuts, with a child with a bandaged foot lying on the ground between them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, cracking nuts, with two children sitting next to her, eating
2001.29.16733 Woman sitting, cracking nuts, with two children sitting next to her, eating
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U, N!ai, and ≠Nisa sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm, cracking mangetti nuts
2001.29.17016 !U, N!ai, and ≠Nisa sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm, cracking mangetti nuts
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: Men sitting with "Old Gau" at his dwelling place, including "Old ≠Toma," ≠Gao, "Old /Gaishay," and /Qui (Gau's son-in-law); Gau cracking nuts with a fire paddle and ≠Gao pounding something with a mortar and pestle
2001.29.1880 Groups: Men sitting with "Old Gau" at his dwelling place, including "Old ≠Toma," ≠Gao, "Old /Gaishay," and /Qui (Gau's son-in-law); Gau cracking nuts with a fire paddle and ≠Gao pounding something with a mortar and pestle
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, facing away from the camera, with a pile of nuts, enamel bucket, enamel bowl, cut and ostrich egg shells lying on the ground, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
2001.29.15444 Person covered with a blanket sitting in front of a shelter skerm, facing away from the camera, with a pile of nuts, enamel bucket, enamel bowl, cut and ostrich egg shells lying on the ground, Western jacket hanging from a post nearby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U sitting with a man, cracking mangetti nuts
2001.29.17037 !U sitting with a man, cracking mangetti nuts
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting in front of a skerm, cracking mangetti nuts with a rock
2001.29.16666 Man sitting in front of a skerm, cracking mangetti nuts with a rock
Nyae Nyae Conservancy