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Man making a //guashi, sitting with a group of men watching him
Man making a //guashi, sitting with a group of men watching him
Object Number 2001.29.17322
Display Title Man making a //guashi, sitting with a group of men watching him
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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!Naishi making a //guashie with his adze, sitting with a group of men
2001.29.17323 !Naishi making a //guashie with his adze, sitting with a group of men
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao making a //guashi, shaving it with his knife, with !Naishi building a fire behind him, N!ai sitting near them
2001.29.17332 //Ao making a //guashi, shaving it with his knife, with !Naishi building a fire behind him, N!ai sitting near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man making a //guashi, sitting with a group of men, being photographed by Robert Gardner
2001.29.17320 Man making a //guashi, sitting with a group of men, being photographed by Robert Gardner
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log, with other men sitting and standing in the background, Nicholas England sitting against a tree, taking notes
2001.29.17304 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log, with other men sitting and standing in the background, Nicholas England sitting against a tree, taking notes
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
2001.29.17387 Group of men sitting next to a fire in front of a skerm, one playing the //guashi, another stirring nuts in the fire, with hunting equipment hanging in the skerm behind them
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 sitting and eating, with //Ao sitting next to him chopping at a log, making a //guashi, an expedition member walking toward them
2001.29.17282 !Naishi sitting and eating, with //Ao sitting next to him chopping at a log, making a //guashi, an expedition member walking toward them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups [of] men: "/Qui Navel" making arrows by a fire and an unidentified person and "Old Gau" sitting to the right, watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29981 Groups [of] men: "/Qui Navel" making arrows by a fire and an unidentified person and "Old Gau" sitting to the right, watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
!Naishi sitting, holding a nearly completed //guashi, reaching for a tool
2001.29.17340 !Naishi sitting, holding a nearly completed //guashi, reaching for a tool
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, being filmed by an expedition member, with "Short /Qui" standing near them, lifting his leg for another man to look at
2001.29.17297 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, being filmed by an expedition member, with "Short /Qui" standing near them, lifting his leg for another man to look at
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, being filmed by an expedition member, with "Short /Qui" standing near them
2001.29.17298 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, being filmed by an expedition member, with "Short /Qui" standing near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao moving a log, making a //guashi, with !Naishi standing next to him, watching
2001.29.17285 //Ao moving a log, making a //guashi, with !Naishi standing next to him, watching
Nyae Nyae Conservancy