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Image Not Available for [No folder title]: "Old Gau" carrying a quiver, bow and spear (print is a cropped image)
[No folder title]: "Old Gau" carrying a quiver, bow and spear (print is a cropped image)
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: "Old Gau" carrying a quiver, bow and spear (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31084
Display Title [No folder title]: "Old Gau" carrying a quiver, bow and spear (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Nama Pan
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Light weight paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 × 14.605 cm (8 × 5 3/4 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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: "Old Gau" with his bow and arrows, and quiver on the ground in front of him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30296 [No folder title]: "Old Gau" with his bow and arrows, and quiver on the ground in front of him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: "Crooked /Qui" walking, with his quiver, bow and spear hanging on his shoulder, seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31179 [No folder title]: "Crooked /Qui" walking, with his quiver, bow and spear hanging on his shoulder, seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for "Old Gau" with a quiver, bow, and spear hanging over his left shoulder, seen from behind
2001.29.28366 "Old Gau" with a quiver, bow, and spear hanging over his left shoulder, seen from behind
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for "Old Gau" with a quiver, bow, and spear hanging over his left shoulder
2001.29.22301 "Old Gau" with a quiver, bow, and spear hanging over his left shoulder
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for "Old Gau" with a quiver, bow, and spear hanging over his left shoulder
2001.29.28365 "Old Gau" with a quiver, bow, and spear hanging over his left shoulder
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31163 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for "Boys playing at hunting": /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") squatting and holding a quiver and bow (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30283 "Boys playing at hunting": /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") squatting and holding a quiver and bow (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for "Boys playing at hunting": /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") squatting and holding a quiver and bow (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30283.1 "Boys playing at hunting": /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") squatting and holding a quiver and bow (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for /Gishay, son of "Old Gau," squatting and holding a quiver and bow (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25627 /Gishay, son of "Old Gau," squatting and holding a quiver and bow (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Di!ai watching /Qui (Gau and Khuan//a's son) and /Gaishay ("Gao Medicine" and Di!ai's son) face each other; Bau and other unidentified children around them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31150 [No folder title]: Di!ai watching /Qui (Gau and Khuan//a's son) and /Gaishay ("Gao Medicine" and Di!ai's son) face each other; Bau and other unidentified children around them (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Side view of "Crooked /Qui" running bent over with a quiver (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31096 [No folder title]: Side view of "Crooked /Qui" running bent over with a quiver (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31161 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan