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"/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
"/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
Object Number 2001.29.16212
Display Title "/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
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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"/Qui Umbilicus" holding 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
2001.29.16211 "/Qui Umbilicus" holding 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
Bojo eating, sitting in front of his skerm next to a man playing a //guashi, with dogs standing next to them
2001.29.15936 Bojo eating, sitting in front of his skerm next to a man playing a //guashi, with dogs standing next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bojo eating, sitting in front of his skerm next to a man playing a //guashi, with dogs standing next to them
2001.29.15937 Bojo eating, sitting in front of his skerm next to a man playing a //guashi, with dogs standing next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gao Music" testing an arrow for straightness, sitting next to a fire outside his skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground near him, assegais leaning against the skerm
2001.29.15858 "/Gao Music" testing an arrow for straightness, sitting next to a fire outside his skerm, with two ostrich egg shells on the ground near him, assegais leaning against the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man putting a spear in his bag, sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
2001.29.16457 Man putting a spear in his bag, sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man putting a spear behind him, sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
2001.29.16458 Man putting a spear behind him, sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
2001.29.16456 Man sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
2001.29.16455 Man sitting with his wife in front of a skerm, with a man squatting near them, dog sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Mortar and pestle": Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30419 "Mortar and pestle": Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle
2001.29.16189 Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle
2001.29.16190 Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle
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