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Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
Object Number 2001.29.16797
Display Title Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
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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Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
2001.29.16798 Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
2001.29.16796 Woman sitting, pounding bone meal in her kaross with a rock
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U pounding bone meal and pigment with a stone on her kaross, with two children sitting next to her, her husband, ≠Toma, scraping a skin in the background
2001.29.16834 !U pounding bone meal and pigment with a stone on her kaross, with two children sitting next to her, her husband, ≠Toma, scraping a skin in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting with a man, with a child sleeping on a kaross between them
2001.29.16059 Woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting with a man, with a child sleeping on a kaross between them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Rite of First Menstruation": Woman pounding bone and red powder in her kaross with a stone (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30899 "Rite of First Menstruation": Woman pounding bone and red powder in her kaross with a stone (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman pounding bone and red powder in her kaross with a stone
2001.29.22988 Woman pounding bone and red powder in her kaross with a stone
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting with a man, with a child sleeping on a kaross between them
2001.29.16058 Woman pounding with a mortar and pestle, sitting with a man, with a child sleeping on a kaross between them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U pounding bone meal and pigment with a stone on her kaross, with her husband, ≠Toma, scraping a skin behind her
2001.29.16836 !U pounding bone meal and pigment with a stone on her kaross, with her husband, ≠Toma, scraping a skin behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Red Powder: /Gam pounding bones into a meal to mix with red powder from a tree to rub into her kaross to soften and clean it
2001.29.2116 Red Powder: /Gam pounding bones into a meal to mix with red powder from a tree to rub into her kaross to soften and clean it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Red Powder: /Gam pounding bones into a meal to mix with red powder from a tree to rub into her kaross to soften and clean it
2001.29.2115 Red Powder: /Gam pounding bones into a meal to mix with red powder from a tree to rub into her kaross to soften and clean it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman pounding bone meal and red powder which she used to clean her kaross
2001.29.7868 Woman pounding bone meal and red powder which she used to clean her kaross
Gwia
Red Powder: /Gam pounding bones into a meal to mix with red powder from a tree to rub into her kaross to soften and clean it
2001.29.2114 Red Powder: /Gam pounding bones into a meal to mix with red powder from a tree to rub into her kaross to soften and clean it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy