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Piece of quartz for striking a spark, and a lump of ghero (wax) which is pounded from a plant and cooked, used as an adhesive, with a ruler for measurement
Piece of quartz for striking a spark, and a lump of ghero (wax) which is pounded from a plant and cooked, used as an adhesive, with a ruler for measurement
Object Number 2001.29.27268
Display Title Piece of quartz for striking a spark, and a lump of ghero (wax) which is pounded from a plant and cooked, used as an adhesive, with a ruler for measurement
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Culture
  • /Gwikwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ghanzi / Central Kalahari Game Reserve / /Ai Ha !O Pan
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paper
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 12.3825 cm (4 × 4 7/8 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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Piece of quartz for striking a spark, and a lump of ghero (wax) which is pounded from a plant and cooked, used as an adhesive, with a ruler for measurement
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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2001.29.27277 /Twikwe's hands striking a spark with a metal knife and a stone
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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/Ai Ha !O Pan
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"N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
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Stick with two lumps of gum and ruler for measurement
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Stick with two lumps of gum and ruler for measurement
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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Northern Nueva Vizcaya
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