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"Water": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
"Water": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30894
Display Title "Water": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "L. K. Marshall / A !Kung boy carrying water from the water hole / to the werf in bags made from (front) the stomach / and (back) the skin of some animal.* / This picture was used on a government 1 1/2 d stamped / postal card by South West Africa / 99/2 / 99-2 / * We have seen the skins of wart hogs made into / such bags and the stomachs of any animal"; stamped on photograph (verso): "[crossed out: Anneliese Scherz - Windhoek / Box 180]"
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 × 15.5575 cm (8 × 6 1/8 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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"Water": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30894.1 "Water": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25756 Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Water": Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30893 "Water": Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Water": Woman carrying two water bags made from animal stomachs on a digging stick over her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30897 "Water": Woman carrying two water bags made from animal stomachs on a digging stick over her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back
2001.29.14212 Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back
Gautscha
Boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, using a carrying stick to carry an animal stomach water bag
2001.29.14213 Boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, using a carrying stick to carry an animal stomach water bag
Gautscha
Top: Boy carrying a stomach water bag and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, walking in grass, seen from the back; bottom: Man sitting in front of a skerm smoothing something
2001.29.25106 Top: Boy carrying a stomach water bag and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, walking in grass, seen from the back; bottom: Man sitting in front of a skerm smoothing something
Gautscha
Woman carrying two water bags made from animal stomachs on a digging stick on her shoulder
2001.29.14692 Woman carrying two water bags made from animal stomachs on a digging stick on her shoulder
Gautscha
Boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, using a carrying stick to carry an animal stomach water bag
2001.29.14214 Boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, using a carrying stick to carry an animal stomach water bag
Gautscha
Boy walking in grass and carrying water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25761 Boy walking in grass and carrying water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30529 "Waterhole / Gwia": Boy carrying a water bag made from an animal stomach and another bag on a digging stick on his shoulder, view from behind (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Boy carrying a stomach water bag and another bag on a digging stick
2001.29.14223 Boy carrying a stomach water bag and another bag on a digging stick
Gautscha