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!U carrying a large basin of mealie meal, with a child tied to her back, seen from behind
!U carrying a large basin of mealie meal, with a child tied to her back, seen from behind
Object Number 2001.29.23347
Display Title !U carrying a large basin of mealie meal, with a child tied to her back, seen from behind
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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!U carrying a large basin of mealie meal, with a child tied to her back, seen from behind (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29099 !U carrying a large basin of mealie meal, with a child tied to her back, seen from behind (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U dipping mealie porridge from a pot with !Ungka Norna and other unidentified children behind her
2001.29.22685 !U dipping mealie porridge from a pot with !Ungka Norna and other unidentified children behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U dipping mealie porridge from a pot with !Ungka Norna and other unidentified children behind her
2001.29.28646 !U dipping mealie porridge from a pot with !Ungka Norna and other unidentified children behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children getting mealie meal from a large iron pot
2001.29.40 Children getting mealie meal from a large iron pot
Cho/ana
Men from the WNLA (Witwatersrand Native Labor Association) convoy standing around a large iron pot of mealie meal, close-up of the pot
2001.29.41 Men from the WNLA (Witwatersrand Native Labor Association) convoy standing around a large iron pot of mealie meal, close-up of the pot
Cho/ana
Woman carrying her baby tied on her back in her kaross, walking, with a child walking behind her, view from behind
2001.29.15684 Woman carrying her baby tied on her back in her kaross, walking, with a child walking behind her, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Di!ai, !U, ≠Toma all seated, seen from behind and !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas in the background
2001.29.22192 Di!ai, !U, ≠Toma all seated, seen from behind and !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas in the background
Nama Pan
Food Gathering, Children: Woman digging in brush, with her child tied to her back, view from behind
2001.29.1726 Food Gathering, Children: Woman digging in brush, with her child tied to her back, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Food Gathering, Children: Woman digging in brush, with her child tied to her back, view from behind
2001.29.1727 Food Gathering, Children: Woman digging in brush, with her child tied to her back, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!U pounding bone meal and pigment with a stone on her kaross, with her husband, ≠Toma, scraping a skin behind her
2001.29.16836 !U pounding bone meal and pigment with a stone on her kaross, with her husband, ≠Toma, scraping a skin behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Di!ai, !U, ≠Toma all seated, seen from behind and !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas in the background
2001.29.28295 Di!ai, !U, ≠Toma all seated, seen from behind and !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas in the background
Nama Pan
Girl standing with large white enamel basin on her head, seen from the side
2001.29.7820 Girl standing with large white enamel basin on her head, seen from the side
Cgae Cgae Tlhabologo Trust