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Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with two women preparing mangetti nuts near him
Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with two women preparing mangetti nuts near him
Object Number 2001.29.16226
Display Title Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with two women preparing mangetti nuts near him
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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Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with a wooden spoon, pot, enamel bowl and tin can on the ground near him
2001.29.16229 Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with a wooden spoon, pot, enamel bowl and tin can on the ground near him
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
Three men sitting with Nicholas England, one working on arrows, one pounding mangetti nuts, with Nicholas England sitting behind them
2001.29.15441 Three men sitting with Nicholas England, one working on arrows, one pounding mangetti nuts, with Nicholas England sitting behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with a wooden spoon, pot, enamel bowl and tin can on the ground near him
2001.29.16219 Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with a wooden spoon, pot, enamel bowl and tin can on the ground near him
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
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
Man wearing a bracelet on his leg, sitting, cracking mangetti nuts on a stone, with the nutshells on the ground in front of him
2001.29.15077 Man wearing a bracelet on his leg, sitting, cracking mangetti nuts on a stone, with the nutshells on the ground in front of him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
2001.29.16373 /Ti!kay sitting with a woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, with a boy sitting in a shelter skerm behind them, animal skin hanging in the opening of the skerm, ostrich eggshells and a melon on the ground near them
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
Group of women sitting in front of a skerm, cracking nuts, with a child sitting next to them, playing with a dog
2001.29.16824 Group of women sitting in front of a skerm, cracking nuts, with a child sitting next to them, playing with a dog
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, with a pile of nuts on the ground in front of her
2001.29.17127 Woman sitting, with a pile of nuts on the ground in front of her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man cooking mangetti nuts, with a woman and a child sitting across the fire from him
2001.29.15032 Man cooking mangetti nuts, with a woman and a child sitting across the fire from him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy