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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
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
Object Number 2001.29.17517
Display Title 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
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, 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
N!ai wearing a kaross, squatting at the edge of a pan, pouring water from a tin into an ostrich eggshell, view from behind
2001.29.17516 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
≠Toma squatting next to a skerm, eating a piece of meat, cutting it with his knife, with an animal carcass and ostrich eggshells on the ground next to him
2001.29.16076 ≠Toma squatting next to a skerm, eating a piece of meat, cutting it with his knife, with an animal carcass and ostrich eggshells on the ground next to him
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
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
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by their fire in front of a skerm the afternoon after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich eggshells on the ground next to her
2001.29.3021 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by their fire in front of a skerm the afternoon after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich eggshells on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm, with a water bag made from an animal stomach hanging on a bush and ostrich eggshells and veldkos on the ground
2001.29.1856 Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm, with a water bag made from an animal stomach hanging on a bush and ostrich eggshells and veldkos on the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16069 Woman sitting next to a skerm, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
2001.29.16068 Woman sitting, stringing ostrich eggshell beads, with finished necklaces and a pile of beads on a kaross on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man squatting, woman lying down, and child holding an ostrich eggshell, all around a fire; a kaross hangs on a bush and an unidentified object hangs from a branch stuck in the ground
2001.29.25416 Man squatting, woman lying down, and child holding an ostrich eggshell, all around a fire; a kaross hangs on a bush and an unidentified object hangs from a branch stuck in the ground
Gautscha
Man standing, talking to a woman who is sitting, with ostrich eggshells, a tin can and a blanket on the ground next to them
2001.29.16014 Man standing, talking to a woman who is sitting, with ostrich eggshells, a tin can and a blanket on the ground next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy