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Object Number 2001.29.17106
Display Title N!ai sitting, adjusting a boy's clothing
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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Man standing, carrying hunting equipment, view from behind, with two men sitting behind him, man wearing Western clothing adjusting a spring hare pole in the background
2001.29.15923 Man standing, carrying hunting equipment, view from behind, with two men sitting behind him, man wearing Western clothing adjusting a spring hare pole in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy playing a musical bow, sitting with another boy in front of a skerm constructed for hot weather
2001.29.15084 Boy playing a musical bow, sitting with another boy in front of a skerm constructed for hot weather
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man aiding a medicine man lying on the ground in trance, with John Marshall adjusting a camera, Laurence Marshall watching, people sitting and standing in the background
2001.29.16690 Man aiding a medicine man lying on the ground in trance, with John Marshall adjusting a camera, Laurence Marshall watching, people sitting and standing in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man adjusting one of the pegs on a //guashi, sitting with a group of people
2001.29.16012 Man adjusting one of the pegs on a //guashi, sitting with a group of people
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai sitting in the back of an expedition truck, holding a boy, with men dressed in Western clothing and holding bows behind her
2001.29.15733 N!ai sitting in the back of an expedition truck, holding a boy, with men dressed in Western clothing and holding bows behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai adjusting her headband, sitting with another woman at the edge of a pan, view from behind
2001.29.15530 N!ai adjusting her headband, sitting with another woman at the edge of a pan, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man adjusting an arrow point with a metal tool
2001.29.15051 Man adjusting an arrow point with a metal tool
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Naoka lying in front of skerm, adjusting her kaross
2001.29.340 /Naoka lying in front of skerm, adjusting her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi adjusting the neck pegs on a //guashi, with two adzes on the ground next to him
2001.29.17342 !Naishi adjusting the neck pegs on a //guashi, with two adzes on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Baby sitting in a hole in the sand, with N!ai lying down and another girl sitting next to them
2001.29.15105 Baby sitting in a hole in the sand, with N!ai lying down and another girl sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai sitting behind a baby sitting in a hole in the sand, with a child standing behind them
2001.29.15108 N!ai sitting behind a baby sitting in a hole in the sand, with a child standing behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Gaishay wearing Western clothing, sitting on an oil can, playing a one-stringed bow, with a boy sitting on a jerry can next to him
2001.29.16087 /Gaishay wearing Western clothing, sitting on an oil can, playing a one-stringed bow, with a boy sitting on a jerry can next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy