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!Naishi holding a stick, standing with //Ao, holding an axe, shelter skerm in the background
!Naishi holding a stick, standing with //Ao, holding an axe, shelter skerm in the background
Object Number 2001.29.17283
Display Title !Naishi holding a stick, standing with //Ao, holding an axe, shelter skerm in the background
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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//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with !Naishi holding an axe, man sitting in a tree in the background
2001.29.17293 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with !Naishi holding an axe, man sitting in a tree in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting in a shelter skerm, holding a baby, with another child standing near her, enamel pot and bowl in the background
2001.29.17383 Woman sitting in a shelter skerm, holding a baby, with another child standing near her, enamel pot and bowl in the background
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
//Ao and !Naishi building a //guashi, with !Naishi holding the //guashi, //Ao lying on his stomach, talking
2001.29.17343 //Ao and !Naishi building a //guashi, with !Naishi holding the //guashi, //Ao lying on his stomach, talking
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background
2001.29.15987 Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay holding "Crooked /Qui's" arms, "Old Di//khao" dancing behind !Naishi and //Ao dancing strongly
2001.29.1616 Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay holding "Crooked /Qui's" arms, "Old Di//khao" dancing behind !Naishi and //Ao dancing strongly
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman holding food in one hand and reaching for a piece of equipment with the other, sitting next to a shelter skerm with another woman
2001.29.16124 Woman holding food in one hand and reaching for a piece of equipment with the other, sitting next to a shelter skerm with another woman
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29297 [No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi and //Ao making a guashi, examining the sounding board, the piece that fits on the top
2001.29.17328 !Naishi and //Ao making a guashi, examining the sounding board, the piece that fits on the top
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman holding a baby, standing with her child inside a skerm, with cooking equipment on the ground near them
2001.29.15608 Woman holding a baby, standing with her child inside a skerm, with cooking equipment on the ground near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two men fixing the grass at the bottom of a skerm, with a man holding a bow standing behind them, another skerm in the background
2001.29.15398 Two men fixing the grass at the bottom of a skerm, with a man holding a bow standing behind them, another skerm in the background
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