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Kaross hanging from a woman's neck, close-up (print is a cropped image)
Kaross hanging from a woman's neck, close-up (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.28776
Display Title Kaross hanging from a woman's neck, close-up (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: 20.32 × 13.97 cm (8 × 5 1/2 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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Kaross hanging from a woman's neck, close-up
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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2001.29.29052 Woman walking with a baby in her kaross, seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Woman's hands sewing beads onto a leather strip, close-up (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28778 Woman's hands sewing beads onto a leather strip, close-up (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman standing, wearing an ornamented kaross and beaded apron, partial figure (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.13703 Woman standing, wearing an ornamented kaross and beaded apron, partial figure (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Ostrich egg shell bead making": Close-up of Di!ai (Xama's daughter) smoothing strung ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30788 "Ostrich egg shell bead making": Close-up of Di!ai (Xama's daughter) smoothing strung ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Man wearing a breechclout, bag ornamented with beads, and small kaross (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29080 Man wearing a breechclout, bag ornamented with beads, and small kaross (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Close-up profile of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of European beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28486 Close-up profile of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of European beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Rattles hanging from a tree, kaross and ostrich eggshell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31114 [No folder title]: Rattles hanging from a tree, kaross and ostrich eggshell (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Close-up of bead accessory hanging from tuft of hair of a visiting girl (print is a cropped image; image is flipped)
2001.29.28493 Close-up of bead accessory hanging from tuft of hair of a visiting girl (print is a cropped image; image is flipped)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29925 "Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Close-up of tortoise shell ornaments and apron decorated with hanging ornaments worn by !Ghia (second wife of "Old ≠Gao" from Band 10) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29075 Close-up of tortoise shell ornaments and apron decorated with hanging ornaments worn by !Ghia (second wife of "Old ≠Gao" from Band 10) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Khuan//a standing, with /Qui in her kaross on her back, and her baby son ≠Toma standing next to her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29054 Khuan//a standing, with /Qui in her kaross on her back, and her baby son ≠Toma standing next to her (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy