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"Ornaments": Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord (print is a cropped image)
"Ornaments": Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30781.1
Display Title "Ornaments": Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord (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
Dimensions Overall: 25.4001 × 20.32 cm (10 × 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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"Ornaments": Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30781 "Ornaments": Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord
2001.29.22473 Lower arm bracelets worn by Ju/'hoan women, including a number of wound grass bracelets and many made of vegetable fiber cord
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets worn by Ju/’hoan women
2001.29.28488 Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets worn by Ju/’hoan women
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets worn by Ju/’hoan women
2001.29.22472 Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets worn by Ju/’hoan women
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Ornament: /Gam wearing many ornaments, including a headband, cowrie shells, rectangular bead ornaments, beads around her neck and upper arm bracelets
2001.29.31998 Ornament: /Gam wearing many ornaments, including a headband, cowrie shells, rectangular bead ornaments, beads around her neck and upper arm bracelets
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai with her arms crossed, showing necklace, fiber strands on upper arm, and wrist bracelets made of thong, grass, and wire (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28484 N!ai with her arms crossed, showing necklace, fiber strands on upper arm, and wrist bracelets made of thong, grass, and wire (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai with her arms crossed, showing necklace, fiber strands on upper arm, and wrist bracelets made of thong, grass, and wire
2001.29.22465 N!ai with her arms crossed, showing necklace, fiber strands on upper arm, and wrist bracelets made of thong, grass, and wire
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Ornaments": Person's hand showing fiber bracelets and metal bracelets (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30782 "Ornaments": Person's hand showing fiber bracelets and metal bracelets (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets, showing thongs with tabs and two European bracelets (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28489 Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets, showing thongs with tabs and two European bracelets (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets, showing thongs with tabs and two European bracelets
2001.29.22474 Person's arm wearing upper arm bracelets, showing thongs with tabs and two European bracelets
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Set of raw-hide bracelets, all worn on one arm. sometimes made of horn
22-2-50/B3590 Set of raw-hide bracelets, all worn on one arm. sometimes made of horn
Bracelet
Raw Material
Cameroon
Bracelets, black seeds strung on twisted vegetable fber cord
08-25-50/73686 Bracelets, black seeds strung on twisted vegetable fber cord
Bracelet
Kenya