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//Guashi showing thong for carrying (print is a cropped image)
//Guashi showing thong for carrying (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.28465
Display Title //Guashi showing thong for carrying (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Light weight paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 20.1613 cm (5 1/2 × 7 15/16 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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//Guashi showing place where strings are inserted in grooves (print is a cropped image)
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