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Group of children standing, including !Ungka Norna (in plaid dress), //Kushay (in red and white striped dress), /Qui (behind Norna), and /Gaishay (in white suit)
Group of children standing, including !Ungka Norna (in plaid dress), //Kushay (in red and white striped dress), /Qui (behind Norna), and /Gaishay (in white suit)
Object Number 2001.29.263
Display Title Group of children standing, including !Ungka Norna (in plaid dress), //Kushay (in red and white striped dress), /Qui (behind Norna), and /Gaishay (in white suit)
Descriptions
Object Description !Ungka Norna (in plaid dress) and her friends, 1961. Photograph probably by Laurence Marshall or Lorna Marshall.
Department Photographic
Date 1961
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Tsumkwe
Materials Slide, color
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 in.)
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white stringed dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; and the boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay; and other children
2001.29.7709 Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white stringed dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; and the boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay; and other children
Tsumkwe
Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white stringed dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; and the boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay; and other children
2001.29.7708 Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white stringed dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; and the boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay; and other children
Tsumkwe
Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white striped dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; and the boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay
2001.29.7707 Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white striped dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; and the boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay
Tsumkwe
Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white striped dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay; and other children
2001.29.7706 Group of children; Norna, in the plaid dress; to her left in red and white striped dress is //Kushay, wife of Tsamgao; ǂToma's son; daughter of /Qui and /Gasa; behind Norna is /Qui, son of Gau and Khan//a; boy in white suit is ǂToma's son, /Gaishay; and other children
Tsumkwe
[No folder title]: Unidentified Ju/'hoan man, Herero man wearing a hat, unidentified Ju/'hoan man (all three visiting from Kai Kai), ≠Toma, Tsamgao (his son), and /Gunda (husband of !Nai) sitting in the back row; and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister from Kai Kai) with Sa≠gai and ≠Kham (her two children), an unidentified girl, !Ungka (Norna) (daughter of ≠Toma and !U), and !U with Di//kaho (her baby) sitting in the front row (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29272 [No folder title]: Unidentified Ju/'hoan man, Herero man wearing a hat, unidentified Ju/'hoan man (all three visiting from Kai Kai), ≠Toma, Tsamgao (his son), and /Gunda (husband of !Nai) sitting in the back row; and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister from Kai Kai) with Sa≠gai and ≠Kham (her two children), an unidentified girl, !Ungka (Norna) (daughter of ≠Toma and !U), and !U with Di//kaho (her baby) sitting in the front row (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Unidentified Ju/'hoan man, Herero man wearing a hat, unidentified Ju/'hoan man (all three visiting from Kai Kai), ≠Toma, Tsamgao (his son), and /Gunda (husband of N!ai) sitting in the back row; and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister from Kai Kai) with Sa≠gai and ≠Kham (her two children), an unidentified girl, !Ungka (Norna) (daughter of ≠Toma and !U), and !U with Di//khao (her baby) sitting in the front row
2001.29.684 Unidentified Ju/'hoan man, Herero man wearing a hat, unidentified Ju/'hoan man (all three visiting from Kai Kai), ≠Toma, Tsamgao (his son), and /Gunda (husband of N!ai) sitting in the back row; and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister from Kai Kai) with Sa≠gai and ≠Kham (her two children), an unidentified girl, !Ungka (Norna) (daughter of ≠Toma and !U), and !U with Di//khao (her baby) sitting in the front row
Gautscha
"Photos of Children": !Ungka Norna standing, leaning against !U, with ≠Toma (in a coat) and "Cooked /Qui" sitting next to them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31454 "Photos of Children": !Ungka Norna standing, leaning against !U, with ≠Toma (in a coat) and "Cooked /Qui" sitting next to them (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Ceremony, Choa [Haircutting]: !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau") and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) putting tsi in a pot to boil on the fire for a haircutting ceremony for !Ungka Norna, with Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), Sa≠gai (!Ungka's daughter)
2001.29.1341 Ceremony, Choa [Haircutting]: !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau") and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) putting tsi in a pot to boil on the fire for a haircutting ceremony for !Ungka Norna, with Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), Sa≠gai (!Ungka's daughter)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Toma: ≠Toma working on arrows and sitting with his family, including Tsamgao, /Gaishay and !U holding !Ungka Norna on her lap (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30048 ≠Toma: ≠Toma working on arrows and sitting with his family, including Tsamgao, /Gaishay and !U holding !Ungka Norna on her lap (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
!Ungka Norna wearing a plaid dress, sitting
2001.29.265 !Ungka Norna wearing a plaid dress, sitting
Tsumkwe
"Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Norna tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25754 "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Norna tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Photos of Children": !U, !Unkga Norna playing with a digging stick, ≠Toma, /Gaishay (Toma and ≠U's son) to the left, Tsamgao standing behind !Unkga Norna, their grandmother in the background, and "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf; part of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's child study (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31464 "Photos of Children": !U, !Unkga Norna playing with a digging stick, ≠Toma, /Gaishay (Toma and ≠U's son) to the left, Tsamgao standing behind !Unkga Norna, their grandmother in the background, and "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf; part of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's child study (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan