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Object Number
2001.29.25659
Display Title
Boy tossing a djani (helicopter toy / winged toy made from a hollow reed) (print is a cropped image)
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 Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8275 × 20.32 cm (6 5/8 × 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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!["The Jani [Djani]": Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma), and one of Gau's sons from Band 2 peeling sticks with which to toss the djani (helicopter toy) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/745212/postagestamp)
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