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Debe (headman of Band 4) sitting with his wife, /Gasa, in front of a skerm
Debe (headman of Band 4) sitting with his wife, /Gasa, in front of a skerm
Object Number 2001.29.49
Display Title Debe (headman of Band 4) sitting with his wife, /Gasa, in front of a skerm
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "[Group] IV Aug 23 [1952] / Debe & /Gasa his wife"
Department Photographic
Date August 23, 1952
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / <County> / /Gam
Materials Polaroid
Dimensions Overall: 8.255 × 10.795 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Debe (headman of Band 4) sitting with members of his band under a tree
2001.29.48 Debe (headman of Band 4) sitting with members of his band under a tree
/Gam
Group of men including ≠Toma, Debe (headman of Band 4), /Ti!kay and "/Gao Interpreter" standing with Frederick Geib, interpreter for the expedition
2001.29.43 Group of men including ≠Toma, Debe (headman of Band 4), /Ti!kay and "/Gao Interpreter" standing with Frederick Geib, interpreter for the expedition
/Gam
Group of people sitting in front of a skerm, telling stories, including Zuma (daughter of "Old Xama," wife of Gao), Xama, Gao (son of Debe, headman of Band 24 in Cho/ana) and /Qui (brother of "Gao Helmet")
2001.29.389.1 Group of people sitting in front of a skerm, telling stories, including Zuma (daughter of "Old Xama," wife of Gao), Xama, Gao (son of Debe, headman of Band 24 in Cho/ana) and /Qui (brother of "Gao Helmet")
Gautscha
Group of people sitting in front of a skerm, telling stories, including Zuma (daughter of "Old Xama," wife of Gao), Xama, Gao (son of Debe, headman of Band 24 in Cho/ana) and /Qui (brother of "Gao Helmet")
2001.29.389.2 Group of people sitting in front of a skerm, telling stories, including Zuma (daughter of "Old Xama," wife of Gao), Xama, Gao (son of Debe, headman of Band 24 in Cho/ana) and /Qui (brother of "Gao Helmet")
Gautscha
Ti//khao (headman of Band 7, brother of Xama) and his wife, /Khoa, sitting in front of a skerm with a group of people
2001.29.14856 Ti//khao (headman of Band 7, brother of Xama) and his wife, /Khoa, sitting in front of a skerm with a group of people
Gautscha
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1891 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30015.2 [No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1892 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Sinue [sinew]: Khwo//o-/Gasa making a cord, sitting in front of a skerm with a group of people including ≠Gao (her husband) with his hand over his face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" wife) with her arm on her knee
2001.29.2119 Sinue [sinew]: Khwo//o-/Gasa making a cord, sitting in front of a skerm with a group of people including ≠Gao (her husband) with his hand over his face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" wife) with her arm on her knee
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Group of people sitting in front of a skerm and telling stories, including Zuma (daughter of "Old Xama," wife of Gao), Gao (son of Debe, headman of Band 24 in Cho/ama), and /Qui (brother of "Gao Helmet") (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30907 [No folder title]: Group of people sitting in front of a skerm and telling stories, including Zuma (daughter of "Old Xama," wife of Gao), Gao (son of Debe, headman of Band 24 in Cho/ama), and /Qui (brother of "Gao Helmet") (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Ti//khao (headman of Band 7, brother of Xama) and his wife, /Khoa, sitting in front of a skerm with a group of people
2001.29.14855 Ti//khao (headman of Band 7, brother of Xama) and his wife, /Khoa, sitting in front of a skerm with a group of people
Gautscha
/Goishay (wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3) sitting in front of a skerm with her two youngest children, ≠Gisa and /Gasa
2001.29.14828 /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3) sitting in front of a skerm with her two youngest children, ≠Gisa and /Gasa
Gautscha