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Partially hollowed log to be used for a //guashi, with an adze next to it
Partially hollowed log to be used for a //guashi, with an adze next to it
Object Number 2001.29.16898
Display Title Partially hollowed log to be used for a //guashi, with an adze next to it
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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//Guashi being made by //Ao and !Naishi, with the sounding board attached to a hollowed log base, an adze on the ground next to it
2001.29.17333 //Guashi being made by //Ao and !Naishi, with the sounding board attached to a hollowed log base, an adze on the ground next to it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Unfinished //guashi lying on the ground, with an adze resting on a stick behind it
2001.29.17536 Unfinished //guashi lying on the ground, with an adze resting on a stick behind it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi and //Ao making a //guashi, with //Ao carving a hollowed log, !Naishi carving the sounding board
2001.29.17334 !Naishi and //Ao making a //guashi, with //Ao carving a hollowed log, !Naishi carving the sounding board
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao chopping a log with his axe and !Naishi peeling the bark off another log with his adze
2001.29.17292 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao chopping a log with his axe and !Naishi peeling the bark off another log with his adze
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao shaving a log with his adze to make a //guashi
2001.29.17303 //Ao shaving a log with his adze to make a //guashi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy smoking a pipe, with another boy lying down next to him, playing a //guashi
2001.29.17364 Boy smoking a pipe, with another boy lying down next to him, playing a //guashi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao fitting the sounding board and the hollowed log together, !Naishi holding a knife
2001.29.17335 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao fitting the sounding board and the hollowed log together, !Naishi holding a knife
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi chopping a log with an axe to make a //guashi, with //Ao sitting next to him, people sitting in the background, including Nicholas England
2001.29.17310 !Naishi chopping a log with an axe to make a //guashi, with //Ao sitting next to him, people sitting in the background, including Nicholas England
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi chopping a log with an axe to make a //guashi, with //Ao lying down next to him, people sitting in the background, including Nicholas England
2001.29.17309 !Naishi chopping a log with an axe to make a //guashi, with //Ao lying down next to him, people sitting in the background, including Nicholas England
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log, with Nicholas England and another man examining the log
2001.29.17299 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log, with Nicholas England and another man examining the log
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao chopping a log with his axe, making a //guashi
2001.29.17290 //Ao chopping a log with his axe, making a //guashi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi lying down, playing a //guashi he has just built with //Ao
2001.29.17338 !Naishi lying down, playing a //guashi he has just built with //Ao
Nyae Nyae Conservancy