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Object Number
997-11-50/12744
Display Title
Various shapes of figures in colors, including gun, quiver, man, gemsbok, waterholes, scarification of face, and arrow
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Handwritten on back: "gun / quiver / man / ghemsbok / waterholes / scarification of face / arrow / woman / scarification of legs / I asked /Gow to draw a woman + a man when he said he'd run out of ideas - He drew the the ♀, the ♂ had already drawn. / buck / /Gow bro of !u / Jae 18 / 3."
Classification
- Drawing
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
1/18/1953
Artist
"≠Gao Lame"
Culture
- Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
/
Kavango East
/
Kaudom National Park
/
Cho/ana
Materials
Crayon
Dimensions
Overall: 35.4 x 42.9 cm (13 15/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Label on object
/Gow bro. of !u Jan 18 3
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Provenance
Collector
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
(7/10/51-1/21/53 - 6/10/97)
Donor
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
(7/10/51-1/21/53 - 6/10/97)
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