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Two hunters pursuing a wildebeest herd at Thinthuma (print is a cropped image)
Two hunters pursuing a wildebeest herd at Thinthuma (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31908
Display Title Two hunters pursuing a wildebeest herd at Thinthuma (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "Used in color in Vanishing Peoples of the Earth, National Geographic, 1968 / pp 60-61 / "Panicked by the first arrow, the beasts stampede, & the swift hunters begin / the pursuit, shooting as they run. Bushmen often track wounded animals for / days, carrying only their bows & spears, & living off the land." / Credit: Laurence K. Marshall / 7D-54"
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Additional Geographic Terms "Thinthuma Pan"
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 27.9401 × 35.5601 cm (11 × 14 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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