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Image Not Available for Entrance of a skerm
Entrance of a skerm
Image Not Available for Entrance of a skerm
Object Number 2001.29.20311
Display Title Entrance of a skerm
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist William Donnellan
Artist Laurence Marshall
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ghanzi / Central Kalahari Game Reserve / /Gau /U Pan
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
Image Not Available for Entrance of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26854 Entrance of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Entrance of a skerm
2001.29.20312 Entrance of a skerm
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Interior of a skerm
2001.29.20310 Interior of a skerm
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Interior of a skerm
2001.29.20309 Interior of a skerm
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for Ostrich eggshell hidden in the roof of skerm
2001.29.20313 Ostrich eggshell hidden in the roof of skerm
/Gau /U Pan
Man lying on his back inside a skerm, sleeping
2001.29.15382 Man lying on his back inside a skerm, sleeping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Interior of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26853 Interior of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
/Gau /U Pan
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" cooking (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
2001.29.1858 Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" cooking (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
2001.29.1864 Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
2001.29.1863 Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
2001.29.1865 Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy