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Four children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Four children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Object Number 2001.29.16300
Display Title Four children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
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
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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Two children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
2001.29.16299 Two children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
2001.29.16295 Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
2001.29.16297 Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
2001.29.16298 Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
2001.29.16296 Three children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) in the werft, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Women's Ball Game": Girls playing N!owa t/ama (melon tossing game) / tamah n!o’an (ball game); four girls to the left are singing and clapping and an unidentified, visiting girl in the center carries a child on her back while she plays; other children present in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31343 "Women's Ball Game": Girls playing N!owa t/ama (melon tossing game) / tamah n!o’an (ball game); four girls to the left are singing and clapping and an unidentified, visiting girl in the center carries a child on her back while she plays; other children present in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three women sit in a line in the werft watching women playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game), with another woman standing behind them
2001.29.16324 Three women sit in a line in the werft watching women playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game), with another woman standing behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three women siting in a line in the werft watching women playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
2001.29.16318 Three women siting in a line in the werft watching women playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game), with John Marshall filming them
2001.29.16306 Children playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game), with John Marshall filming them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Four girls playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
2001.29.17168 Four girls playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Girls playing N!owa t/ama (melon tossing game) / tamah n!o’an (ball game); four girls to the left are singing and clapping and an unidentified, visiting girl in the center carries a child on her back while she plays; other children present in the background
2001.29.22976 Girls playing N!owa t/ama (melon tossing game) / tamah n!o’an (ball game); four girls to the left are singing and clapping and an unidentified, visiting girl in the center carries a child on her back while she plays; other children present in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Women dancing, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game), with other women and children watching her
2001.29.16304 Women dancing, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) / !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game), with other women and children watching her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy