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N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, view from behind
N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, view from behind
Object Number 2001.29.17516
Display Title N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, view from behind
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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N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, with a bag of ostrich eggshells on her back, a person squatting behind her
2001.29.17517 N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, with a bag of ostrich eggshells on her back, a person squatting behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, view from behind
2001.29.17518 N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man squatting, pouring water from //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], into an enamel dish, with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
2001.29.16131 Man squatting, pouring water from //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], into an enamel dish, with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man squatting, pulling out the plug in his //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
2001.29.16130 Man squatting, pulling out the plug in his //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
2001.29.15527 N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, looking in the water
2001.29.17547 Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, looking in the water
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, with her hand in the water
2001.29.17546 Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, with her hand in the water
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, looking in the water
2001.29.17545 Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, looking in the water
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, holding a handful of mud over the water
2001.29.17544 Woman wearing a kaross around her waist, squatting by a pan, holding a handful of mud over the water
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for N!ai wearing a kerchief on her head and a blanket for a kaross, squatting
2001.29.262 N!ai wearing a kerchief on her head and a blanket for a kaross, squatting
Mangetti Forest
Man squatting, looking at a pipe he is holding in his hands, view from the side, with ostrich eggshells on the ground near him
2001.29.16110 Man squatting, looking at a pipe he is holding in his hands, view from the side, with ostrich eggshells on the ground near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan
2001.29.15526 N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan
Nyae Nyae Conservancy