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Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
Object Number 2001.29.28314
Display Title Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Nama Pan
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 × 20 cm (5 7/16 × 7 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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Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
2001.29.28313 Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
Nama Pan
Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
2001.29.22243 Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end and ruler for measurement
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Tip of bow where the string is wound and a ruler for measurement
2001.29.13551 Tip of bow where the string is wound and a ruler for measurement
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end, close-up
2001.29.22244 Bow showing string wound and knotted at the end, close-up
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Tip of bow where the string is wound and a ruler for measurement
2001.29.19048 Tip of bow where the string is wound and a ruler for measurement
Gautscha
End of a bow against a white background, with ruler for measurement; shows winding of cord and "bow-knot' by which the string is loosened (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.27167 End of a bow against a white background, with ruler for measurement; shows winding of cord and "bow-knot' by which the string is loosened (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
End of a bow against a white background, with ruler for measurement; shows winding of cord and "bow-knot' by which the string is loosened
2001.29.20748 End of a bow against a white background, with ruler for measurement; shows winding of cord and "bow-knot' by which the string is loosened
/Ai Ha !O Pan
End of Oukwane's bow, close-up showing knot, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.27195 End of Oukwane's bow, close-up showing knot, with a ruler for measurement (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
End of Oukwane's bow, close-up showing knot, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20799 End of Oukwane's bow, close-up showing knot, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Twikwe's husband's possessions, including sinew cord for bow-strings, an arrow with a pointed bone point, a bow, and ≠dobe bag, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27265 Twikwe's husband's possessions, including sinew cord for bow-strings, an arrow with a pointed bone point, a bow, and ≠dobe bag, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
End of a bow against a white background, with ruler for measurement; shows winding of cord and "bow-knot' by which the string is loosened
2001.29.20750 End of a bow against a white background, with ruler for measurement; shows winding of cord and "bow-knot' by which the string is loosened
/Ai Ha !O Pan
End of a bow and ruler for measurement
2001.29.28322 End of a bow and ruler for measurement
Nama Pan