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Image Not Available for Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement
Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement
Image Not Available for Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement
Object Number 2001.29.20798
Display Title Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • /Gwikwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ghanzi / Central Kalahari Game Reserve / /Ai Ha !O 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 Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.27194 Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Arrow: Quiver, arrows, gum stick, two drills, two awls, two other sticks and two firesticks, close-up
2001.29.1292 Arrow: Quiver, arrows, gum stick, two drills, two awls, two other sticks and two firesticks, close-up
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Headman of a village near the Gomatum River standing, leaning on a stick
2001.29.997 Headman of a village near the Gomatum River standing, leaning on a stick
Kunene
Image Not Available for Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
2001.29.20795 Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
2001.29.591 Oukwane's possessions, including a skin he is tanning, a bag containing beans, scraps of steenbok skin, a tortoise shell used as a spoon, and a quiver and bow
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Media Restricted
 		2004.29.5910 Portrait bust of "He-cha-ga-no-za"
United States
Wittaia children seated on the stump out in the middle of the Aikhé river on the trip down to Wamena from Homoak; man stands in the bkgd with a dog; he wants to sell to one of the expedition members
2006.12.1.116.19 Wittaia children seated on the stump out in the middle of the Aikhé river on the trip down to Wamena from Homoak; man stands in the bkgd with a dog; he wants to sell to one of the expedition members
Documentary
New Guinea
Mask (front and back view).
2004.24.30241B Mask (front and back view).
Towai Town
Mask (front and back view)
2004.24.30241A Mask (front and back view)
Towai Town
Image Not Available for "Oracle disk": Man throwing oracle disks, and a group of men sitting and watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30774.1 "Oracle disk": Man throwing oracle disks, and a group of men sitting and watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Fire, Stick: Tips of firesticks
2001.29.1634 Fire, Stick: Tips of firesticks
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Dam and ≠Gao creating a fire with firesticks; unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31129 [No folder title]: Dam and ≠Gao creating a fire with firesticks; unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy