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Image Not Available for Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
Image Not Available for Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
Object Number 2001.29.27515
Display Title Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Verso: The beetle larva from which the/ arrow poison is taken. The beetles/ are one or another species, / Diam phidia or Polyclada, / according to D. Charles Koch of the / Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, S.A.
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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Image Not Available for Person's hands taking a poison beetle larva out of its shell
2001.29.21210 Person's hands taking a poison beetle larva out of its shell
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Person's hands taking a poison beetle larva out of its shell
2001.29.27514 Person's hands taking a poison beetle larva out of its shell
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
2001.29.21211 Close-up of a person's fingers taking the poison beetle larva out of its shell
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Four men digging for poison beetle larva with digging sticks (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.13644 Four men digging for poison beetle larva with digging sticks (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Person's fingers holding beetle larva
2001.29.21212 Person's fingers holding beetle larva
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Person's fingers holding beetle larva
2001.29.27516 Person's fingers holding beetle larva
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: "Crooked /Qui" and an unidentified man digging for poison beetles (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30292 [No folder title]: "Crooked /Qui" and an unidentified man digging for poison beetles (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Four Ju/'hoan men digging for poison beetle larva with digging sticks
2001.29.19165 Four Ju/'hoan men digging for poison beetle larva with digging sticks
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison
2001.29.21214 Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Hunting equipment: Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30348.1 Hunting equipment: Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Hunting equipment: Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30348 Hunting equipment: Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Hunting equipment: Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30347 Hunting equipment: Person's hands holding larva and a little stick smeared with poison (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan