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Image Not Available for Mantis held in a hand
Mantis held in a hand
Image Not Available for Mantis held in a hand
Object Number 2001.29.19689
Display Title Mantis held in a hand
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
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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Image Not Available for Mantis held in a hand (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26409 Mantis held in a hand (print is a cropped image)
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Image Not Available for Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a mantis in her hand
2001.29.20641 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a mantis in her hand
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a mantis on her hand (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.27096 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a mantis on her hand (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
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Raw Material
Cameroon
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2006.17.1.192.5 Ogal holds praying mantis
Documentary
New Guinea
Ogal holds praying mantis
2006.17.1.192.6 Ogal holds praying mantis
Documentary
New Guinea
2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off; they catch the blood with grass held in their other hand
2006.15.1.27.15 2 of the little girls and the women around them; hands all bandaged after having their fingers chopped off; they catch the blood with grass held in their other hand
Documentary
New Guinea
Image Not Available for Bone from the knee of the antelope used for a dish for mixing poison, held in a person's hand
2001.29.23113 Bone from the knee of the antelope used for a dish for mixing poison, held in a person's hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Wooden bowl with food held by a person's hands
2001.29.23148 Wooden bowl with food held by a person's hands
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Arrowpoint attached to connecting link held by a person's hand
2001.29.21229 Arrowpoint attached to connecting link held by a person's hand
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Close-up of a tsama melon held by a person's hand
2001.29.21155 Close-up of a tsama melon held by a person's hand
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for //Guashi held in a person's hand
2001.29.22386 //Guashi held in a person's hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy