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"Short /Qui" stretching an animal skin to make a kaross
"Short /Qui" stretching an animal skin to make a kaross
Object Number 2001.29.16894
Display Title "Short /Qui" stretching an animal skin to make a kaross
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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"Short /Qui" stretching an animal skin to make a kaross
2001.29.16892 "Short /Qui" stretching an animal skin to make a kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" pounding an animal skin with his fist to make a kaross
2001.29.16893 "Short /Qui" pounding an animal skin with his fist to make a kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" working on an animal skin to make a kaross, holding a small piece in his hands
2001.29.16891 "Short /Qui" working on an animal skin to make a kaross, holding a small piece in his hands
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" pounding an animal skin with his fist to make a kaross
2001.29.16890 "Short /Qui" pounding an animal skin with his fist to make a kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai playing a string game with a boy, stretching the looped string
2001.29.16831 N!ai playing a string game with a boy, stretching the looped string
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" slitting the skin of an animal carcass, with another man pulling the skin away from the animal
2001.29.16997 "Short /Qui" slitting the skin of an animal carcass, with another man pulling the skin away from the animal
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" holding an axe, starting to skin a dead kudu with another man
2001.29.16705 "Short /Qui" holding an axe, starting to skin a dead kudu with another man
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" sitting, holding a piece of meat in his hand, his share in an animal killed in a hunt
2001.29.16998 "Short /Qui" sitting, holding a piece of meat in his hand, his share in an animal killed in a hunt
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" leaning over a dead animal, holding a leafy branch in one hand, knife in the other
2001.29.16987 "Short /Qui" leaning over a dead animal, holding a leafy branch in one hand, knife in the other
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Short /Qui" and three other hunters, one holding an axe and a knife, another holding a knife, standing next to a dead animal
2001.29.16986 "Short /Qui" and three other hunters, one holding an axe and a knife, another holding a knife, standing next to a dead animal
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Monkey skin on wooden stretching frame--skin is used to make drum heads
38-60-30/1789 Monkey skin on wooden stretching frame--skin is used to make drum heads
Tools
Ecuador
Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
2001.29.16072 Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy