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Man squeezing poison from a beetle larva onto an arrow shaft
Man squeezing poison from a beetle larva onto an arrow shaft
Object Number 2001.29.16594
Display Title Man squeezing poison from a beetle larva onto an arrow shaft
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 squeezing poison from a beetle larva onto an arrow shaft
2001.29.16595 Man squeezing poison from a beetle larva onto an arrow shaft
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bojo extracting poison from a beetle larva in a dish made from a wildebeeste knee bone
2001.29.15919 Bojo extracting poison from a beetle larva in a dish made from a wildebeeste knee bone
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Poisonous beetle larvae used for arrows in the top of a shoe polish tin next to a man's feet
2001.29.16586 Poisonous beetle larvae used for arrows in the top of a shoe polish tin next to a man's feet
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point, with John Marshall watching him
2001.29.16588 Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point, with John Marshall watching him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Poisonous beetle larvae used for arrows in the top of a shoe polish tin next to a man's feet
2001.29.16585 Poisonous beetle larvae used for arrows in the top of a shoe polish tin next to a man's feet
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point
2001.29.16591 Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point, with John Marshall watching him
2001.29.16589 Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point, with John Marshall watching him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point
2001.29.16587 Man sitting, applying poison to an arrow point
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bojo sharpening an arrow point with a stone, with arrows resting on a stick, ostrich eggshell and dish of poisonous beetle larvae on the ground near him
2001.29.15921 Bojo sharpening an arrow point with a stone, with arrows resting on a stick, ostrich eggshell and dish of poisonous beetle larvae on the ground near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bojo sharpening an arrow point with a stone, with arrows resting on a stick, ostrich eggshell and dish of poisonous beetle larvae on the ground near him
2001.29.15920 Bojo sharpening an arrow point with a stone, with arrows resting on a stick, ostrich eggshell and dish of poisonous beetle larvae on the ground near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
2001.29.27515 Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Man squatting with a digging stick in the grass, holding a poisonous beetle larva in his hand
2001.29.10437 Man squatting with a digging stick in the grass, holding a poisonous beetle larva in his hand
Mangetti Forest