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!Gui (a cord) used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
!Gui (a cord) used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
Object Number 2001.29.20879
Display Title !Gui (a cord) used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, 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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!Gui (a cord) used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27260 !Gui (a cord) used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
!Gui, a cord used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27261 !Gui, a cord used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
!Gui, a cord used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20880 !Gui, a cord used for snare, made from a plant of the same name, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
/Twikwe's possessions, including a sieve woven with strips of bark, five bundles of cord of the size for snare, and a fine cord made of sinew for tying around her stomach to keep it tight and reduce hunger pangs, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27264 /Twikwe's possessions, including a sieve woven with strips of bark, five bundles of cord of the size for snare, and a fine cord made of sinew for tying around her stomach to keep it tight and reduce hunger pangs, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
/Twikwe's possessions, including a sieve woven with strips of bark, five bundles of cord of the size for snare, and a fine cord made of sinew for tying around her stomach to keep it tight and reduce hunger pangs, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20883 /Twikwe's possessions, including a sieve woven with strips of bark, five bundles of cord of the size for snare, and a fine cord made of sinew for tying around her stomach to keep it tight and reduce hunger pangs, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Bird nest (! a re tsu) - used for rubbing string used in snares for catching gui
51-60-50/8785 Bird nest (! a re tsu) - used for rubbing string used in snares for catching gui
Fishing and trapping
Africa
Chuam chuam, the part of a snare which holds it down to the ground, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27263 Chuam chuam, the part of a snare which holds it down to the ground, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Chuam chuam, the part of a snare which holds it down to the ground, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20882 Chuam chuam, the part of a snare which holds it down to the ground, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
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
Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20798 Oukwane's !ga!gaba ("male" stick of a pair of firesticks), broken and spliced together, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Snare, with ruler for measurement
2001.29.27262 Snare, with ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Snare, with ruler for measurement
2001.29.20881 Snare, with ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan