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Three stones used for cracking nuts, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
Three stones used for cracking nuts, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.25255
Display Title Three stones used for cracking nuts, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on board: "Stones used for cracking nuts. Half cracked / mangetti nut is on a large stone."
Department Photographic
Date 1951
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 17.78 cm (4 3/4 × 7 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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Three pounding stones, including one for being pounded on, and a ruler for measurement
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"/Gao Music" and another man standing, carrying their hunting equipment, including an assegai, with a group of people sitting, cracking mangetti nuts near them
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing a bracelet on his leg, sitting, cracking mangetti nuts on a stone, with the nutshells on the ground in front of him
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: Men sitting with "Old Gau" at his dwelling place, including "Old ≠Toma," ≠Gao, "Old /Gaishay," and /Qui (Gau's son-in-law); Gau cracking nuts with a fire paddle and ≠Gao pounding something with a mortar and pestle
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting next to a fire, cracking mangetti nuts with a rock
2001.29.16669 Man sitting next to a fire, cracking mangetti nuts with a rock
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man sitting next to a fire, cracking mangetti nuts with a rock
2001.29.16668 Man sitting next to a fire, cracking mangetti nuts with a rock
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting near a large pile of nuts, cracking nuts, with two children sitting next to her, eating
2001.29.16735 Woman sitting near a large pile of nuts, cracking nuts, with two children sitting next to her, eating
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Pounding stones for mangetti nuts (//ga)
58-43-50/10271 Pounding stones for mangetti nuts (//ga)
Hammer
Namibia
Botswana