Skip to main content
Woman cooking mangetti nuts, turning them with a fire paddle, with a skerm in the background
Woman cooking mangetti nuts, turning them with a fire paddle, with a skerm in the background
Object Number 2001.29.16228
Display Title Woman cooking mangetti nuts, turning them with a fire paddle, with a skerm in the background
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition VI b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
  • Bantu speaking peoples
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

Important Note about Historical Language

Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.

PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Woman cooking mangetti nuts, turning them with a fire paddle, with a skerm in the background
2001.29.16227 Woman cooking mangetti nuts, turning them with a fire paddle, with a skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman cooking mangetti nuts in the ashes of a fire, pushing them with a fire paddle
2001.29.16218 Woman cooking mangetti nuts in the ashes of a fire, pushing them with a fire paddle
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman stirring nuts in a fire with a fire paddle, sitting with her family in front of a skerm, an iron pot and enamel basin inside the skerm in the background
2001.29.17041 Woman stirring nuts in a fire with a fire paddle, sitting with her family in front of a skerm, an iron pot and enamel basin inside the skerm in the background
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 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
Woman arranging a pile of mangetti nuts cooking in the ashes of a fire, close-up
2001.29.16801 Woman arranging a pile of mangetti nuts cooking in the ashes of a fire, close-up
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") and her brother "≠Gao Lame" sitting by a fire, with a pot of mangetti nuts cooking between them
2001.29.14412 Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") and her brother "≠Gao Lame" sitting by a fire, with a pot of mangetti nuts cooking between them
Gautscha
Two people sitting by a fire in the shade, with a pot of mangetti nuts cooking in front of them
2001.29.14416 Two people sitting by a fire in the shade, with a pot of mangetti nuts cooking in front of them
Gautscha
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, close-up showing fire, mangetti or tsi nuts, and a piece of meat cooking
2001.29.2005 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, close-up showing fire, mangetti or tsi nuts, and a piece of meat cooking
Gautscha
Woman arranging a pile of mangetti nuts cooking in the ashes of a fire
2001.29.16800 Woman arranging a pile of mangetti nuts cooking in the ashes of a fire
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting by a fire, cracking nuts, side view, with a blanket hanging in a tree near her, skerm in the background
2001.29.16775 Woman sitting by a fire, cracking nuts, side view, with a blanket hanging in a tree near her, skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and children preparing nuts, sitting inside a skerm, with a pot of food cooking on a fire near them
2001.29.15564 Group of women and children preparing nuts, sitting inside a skerm, with a pot of food cooking on a fire near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy