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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
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
Object Number 2001.29.16229
Display Title 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
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
2001.29.16219 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
Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with two women preparing mangetti nuts near him
2001.29.16226 Man pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting in the opening of his skerm, with two women preparing mangetti nuts 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
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
/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
Boy sitting next to a skerm, with tin cans on the ground next to him
2001.29.15170 Boy sitting next to a skerm, with tin cans on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Toma standing in the werft, carrying three large tin cans on a stick over his shoulder, with two people sitting in a shelter skerm near him
2001.29.16726 ≠Toma standing in the werft, carrying three large tin cans on a stick over his shoulder, with two people sitting in a shelter skerm near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle
2001.29.16188 Man sitting next to a fire in front of his skerm, pounding with a mortar and pestle
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy sitting next to a skerm, with tin cans on the ground next to him
2001.29.15169 Boy sitting next to a skerm, with tin cans on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy sitting next to a skerm, with tin cans on the ground next to him
2001.29.15171 Boy sitting next to a skerm, with tin cans on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting next to a fire with a woman with a mortar and pestle, 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
2001.29.16375 /Ti!kay sitting next to a fire with a woman with a mortar and pestle, 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