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Woman trimming the edge of a leather headband with a knife
Woman trimming the edge of a leather headband with a knife
Object Number 2001.29.22747
Display Title Woman trimming the edge of a leather headband with a knife
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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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Woman trimming the edge of a leather headband with a knife
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman trimming the edge of a leather headband with a knife
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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Headband
Ethiopia
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Headband
Ethiopia
Woman's hands sewing headband together, close-up
2001.29.22748 Woman's hands sewing headband together, close-up
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Leather headband with white snail shells
30-32-50/B4536 Leather headband with white snail shells
Necklace
Madehani
Headband(?) of leather with metal, bone, and bead decorations, painted red
973-16-50/11473 Headband(?) of leather with metal, bone, and bead decorations, painted red
Headband
Ethiopia
Headband, leather with cowrie shell decoration
973-16-50/11481 Headband, leather with cowrie shell decoration
Headband
Ethiopia
Headdress, oval leather headband, dark brown and buff ostrich plumes, 2 straps
08-25-50/73619.1 Headdress, oval leather headband, dark brown and buff ostrich plumes, 2 straps
Headdress
Uganda
[No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29273 [No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
2001.29.685 Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
Gautscha