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Man squatting, woman lying down, and child holding an ostrich eggshell, all around a fire; a kaross hangs on a bush and an unidentified object hangs from a branch stuck in the ground
Man squatting, woman lying down, and child holding an ostrich eggshell, all around a fire; a kaross hangs on a bush and an unidentified object hangs from a branch stuck in the ground
Object Number 2001.29.25416
Display Title Man squatting, woman lying down, and child holding an ostrich eggshell, all around a fire; a kaross hangs on a bush and an unidentified object hangs from a branch stuck in the ground
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Artist Anneliese Scherz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 16.6688 × 20.32 cm (6 9/16 × 8 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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