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Object Number
2001.29.19610
Display Title
Man twirling firesticks
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on negative envelope: "Okwa fire making."
Department
Photographic
Date
1955
Culture
- !Xóõ?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
/
Ghanzi
/
<County>
/
Okwa
Materials
Negative, 35mm
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001.29.19611 | Man twirling firesticks |
Okwa
| ||
![[No folder title]: Man twirling firesticks](/internal/media/dispatcher/747666/postagestamp)
| 2001.29.30912 | [No folder title]: Man twirling firesticks |
Okwa
| ||
![[No folder title]: Man twirling firesticks](/internal/media/dispatcher/747667/postagestamp)
| 2001.29.30912.1 | [No folder title]: Man twirling firesticks |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19609 | Man twirling firesticks |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.30470 | "Firemaking": Man twirling firesticks (print is a cropped image) |
Okwa
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| 2001.29.30471 | "Firemaking": Man twirling firesticks (print is a cropped image) |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19613 | Firesticks on tinder after twirling |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19614 | Firesticks on tinder after twirling |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19612 | Firesticks in position for fire making with powdered charred wood |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19608 | Firesticks held in position for fire making |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19617 | Man who made the fire holding the firesticks |
Okwa
| ||
| 2001.29.19607 | Tips of firesticks and tinder |
Okwa
|