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Group of men sitting in front of a skerm, working and resting, with a woman sitting inside a skerm in the background
Group of men sitting in front of a skerm, working and resting, with a woman sitting inside a skerm in the background
Object Number 2001.29.16166
Display Title Group of men sitting in front of a skerm, working and resting, with a woman sitting inside a skerm in the background
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition VI b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • 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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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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2001.29.15517 Group of men sitting, with people running next to skerms in the background
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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Gautscha
Family sitting inside their skerm, working, with a fire laid outside the entrance
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay working on an arrow in front of a skerm, sitting with Bau, N!ai with her son, Gao, and /Naoka (inside the skerm)
2001.29.14844 /Ti!kay working on an arrow in front of a skerm, sitting with Bau, N!ai with her son, Gao, and /Naoka (inside the skerm)
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Man sitting inside a skerm, with another man sitting outside, a large iron pot on a fire in front, meat hanging to dry on a branch behind the skerm
2001.29.16057 Man sitting inside a skerm, with another man sitting outside, a large iron pot on a fire in front, meat hanging to dry on a branch behind the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman eating, sitting with a man inside a skerm, with a fire burning in front of it
2001.29.16170 Woman eating, sitting with a man inside a skerm, with a fire burning in front of it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, working with corn in a hollow log, with two women standing next to her, with a skerm in the background
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting, playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), with skerms in the background
2001.29.16094 Group of men sitting, playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy