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"Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
"Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30790.1
Display Title "Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on photograph (verso): "1952-3 100-12 / #100-12 / 100-12 / 73+ / Martin / & / Bob / 5 / 27 1/2 p / Shows the "sling" women carry their / children in This is quite a big girl to be / carried but not unusually so. Shows a / good ostrich egg shell bead head band / 74%+"; stamped on photograph (verso): "Please return / to / L. K. Marshall / 4 Bryant St. / Cambridge, Mass.", "For restricted use / not for publication / Copy no. / L. Marshall" and "2411"
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Artist Anneliese Scherz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 × 25.4001 cm (8 × 10 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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