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!Naishi examining the sounding board of a //guashi, the piece that fits on the top
!Naishi examining the sounding board of a //guashi, the piece that fits on the top
Object Number 2001.29.17329
Display Title !Naishi examining the sounding board of a //guashi, the piece that fits on the top
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 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
!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
//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
//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 tying down the sounding board on a //guashi
2001.29.17347 !Naishi tying down the sounding board on a //guashi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi and //Ao making a //guashi, tying down the sounding board
2001.29.17346 !Naishi and //Ao making a //guashi, tying down the sounding board
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 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
//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 and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log
2001.29.17302 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log
2001.29.17301 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi from a log
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao chopping a log with his axe, making a //guashi, sitting with !Naishi
2001.29.17289 //Ao chopping a log with his axe, making a //guashi, sitting with !Naishi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy