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Bone from the knee of the antelope, used for a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
Bone from the knee of the antelope, used for a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
Object Number 2001.29.23112
Display Title Bone from the knee of the antelope, used for a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
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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Bone from the knee of the antelope, used for a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
2001.29.28918 Bone from the knee of the antelope, used for a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bone from antelope knee, used as a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
2001.29.23111 Bone from antelope knee, used as a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bone from antelope knee, used as a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
2001.29.28917 Bone from antelope knee, used as a dish for mixing poison, and ruler for measurement
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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
Bone from the knee of the antelope used for a dish for mixing poison, held in a person's hand
2001.29.28919 Bone from the knee of the antelope used for a dish for mixing poison, held in a person's hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20868 /Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
/Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27249 /Twikwe's possessions, including (left to right) tortoise shell spoon, three pieces of bone used for pounding and grinding, a bone dish used for mixing poison for arrows, and two pieces of ostrich bone used to give a hide a last, fine scraping, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Bojo extracting poison from a beetle larva in a dish made from a wildebeeste knee bone
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"Gao Medicine" applying poison to arrows, stirring poison in a little dish made from the knee joint of an animal
2001.29.26183 "Gao Medicine" applying poison to arrows, stirring poison in a little dish made from the knee joint of an animal
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" applying poison to arrows, stirring poison in a little dish made from the knee joint of an animal
2001.29.14864 "Gao Medicine" applying poison to arrows, stirring poison in a little dish made from the knee joint of an animal
Gautscha
Bone cup for mixing arrow poison; 2.5 x 2.5 in.
971-2-50/11546 Bone cup for mixing arrow poison; 2.5 x 2.5 in.
Dish
Africa
/Qui sitting and mixing poison
2001.29.9911 /Qui sitting and mixing poison
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