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Woman sitting and drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with a child standing beside her
Woman sitting and drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with a child standing beside her
Object Number 2001.29.25780
Display Title Woman sitting and drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with a child standing beside her
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: 16.65 × 20.4 cm (6 9/16 × 8 1/16 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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Woman seated and drinking from ostrich eggshell, with a child standing beside her
2001.29.14252 Woman seated and drinking from ostrich eggshell, with a child standing beside her
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30530 "Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30526 "Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
!Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25545 !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30526.1 "Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Naoka, wife of Ti!kay, drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with !Nani behind her, and /Khoa, her daughter, standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25578 /Naoka, wife of Ti!kay, drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with !Nani behind her, and /Khoa, her daughter, standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30526.2 "Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30525 "Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30525.1 "Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, with a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an eggshell
2001.29.25775 /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, with a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an eggshell
Gautscha
/Naoka (wife of Ti!kay) drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with !Nani behind her, and /Khoa (her daughter) standing beside her
2001.29.13888 /Naoka (wife of Ti!kay) drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with !Nani behind her, and /Khoa (her daughter) standing beside her
Gautscha
"Children in groups": /Naoka, wife of Ti!kay, drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with !Nani behind her, and /Khoa, her daughter, standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31211 "Children in groups": /Naoka, wife of Ti!kay, drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with !Nani behind her, and /Khoa, her daughter, standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha