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"Living places, shelters": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm (print is a cropped image)
"Living places, shelters": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30859
Display Title "Living places, shelters": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
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 adhered to Paper
Dimensions Overall: 16.51 × 20.32 cm (6 1/2 × 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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"Living places, shelters": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30859.1 "Living places, shelters": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Remains of "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm, and people looking for beads in the ashes
2001.29.25919 Remains of "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm, and people looking for beads in the ashes
Gautscha
People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm
2001.29.14470 People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm
Gautscha
People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm
2001.29.14469 People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" burned skerm
Gautscha
"Living places, shelters": "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30866 "Living places, shelters": "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.1637 Fire, "Old ≠Toma's": People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Living places, shelters": "Old ≠Toma," "Old /Gam" and Khuan//a with /Qui sitting in front of Gau's skerm, with a kudu head lying on the ground next to it (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30867 "Living places, shelters": "Old ≠Toma," "Old /Gam" and Khuan//a with /Qui sitting in front of Gau's skerm, with a kudu head lying on the ground next to it (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
2001.29.32000 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes from "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, burned to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30863 "Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm
2001.29.2982 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, distant view
2001.29.2983 Fire-Making, "Old ≠Toma's" skerm: People looking for beads in the ashes of "Old ≠Toma's" skerm, distant view
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30862 "Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha