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Person carrying wood for a fire, with two skerms in the background
Person carrying wood for a fire, with two skerms in the background
Object Number 2001.29.17743
Display Title Person carrying wood for a fire, with two skerms in the background
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Slide, color
Dimensions Overall: 8.255 × 10.16 cm (3 1/4 × 4 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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People in the werft at Gautscha after skerms were built
2001.29.17742 People in the werft at Gautscha after skerms were built
Gautscha
People sitting around fires in werft at Gautscha before skerms were built, view from a distant high point
2001.29.17739 People sitting around fires in werft at Gautscha before skerms were built, view from a distant high point
Gautscha
Werft: People walking, with a tree next to a dance circle and skerms in the background
2001.29.3190 Werft: People walking, with a tree next to a dance circle and skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
People sitting around fires in werft at Gautscha before skerms were built, view from a distant high point
2001.29.17740 People sitting around fires in werft at Gautscha before skerms were built, view from a distant high point
Gautscha
People sitting around fires in werft at Gautscha before skerms were built
2001.29.17741 People sitting around fires in werft at Gautscha before skerms were built
Gautscha
Werft: People sitting and standing in the Gautscha werfts, with evening fires, skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree (left) visible
2001.29.2285 Werft: People sitting and standing in the Gautscha werfts, with evening fires, skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree (left) visible
Gautscha
Man carrying a load of wood for a fire, in evening light
2001.29.17744 Man carrying a load of wood for a fire, in evening light
Gautscha
Werft of visitors from the northeast, showing their "substantially built" rain skerms
2001.29.14915 Werft of visitors from the northeast, showing their "substantially built" rain skerms
Cho/ana
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms, with ≠Nisa standing, N!ai to the right and Be sitting in a tiny skerm beside her
2001.29.1521 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms, with ≠Nisa standing, N!ai to the right and Be sitting in a tiny skerm beside her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Toma wearing a skin hat, carrying tin cans over his shoulder with carrying stick, with a boy walking next to him, partially constructed shelter skerms in the background
2001.29.16727 ≠Toma wearing a skin hat, carrying tin cans over his shoulder with carrying stick, with a boy walking next to him, partially constructed shelter skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Werft: Group of people sitting in Xama's living place, distant view, with skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree in the background
2001.29.3187 Werft: Group of people sitting in Xama's living place, distant view, with skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Werft: People sitting in the werft, distant view including dance circle (right) and skerms belonging to N!ai, ≠Toma, //Kushay and /Qui, Gau and "/Gao Music"
2001.29.3192 Werft: People sitting in the werft, distant view including dance circle (right) and skerms belonging to N!ai, ≠Toma, //Kushay and /Qui, Gau and "/Gao Music"
Nyae Nyae Conservancy