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≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's shoe, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching
≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's shoe, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching
Object Number 2001.29.269
Display Title ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's shoe, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations written in pencil on photograph (verso): "published in / SWA journal / # 99-12 (probably) [crossed out: probably) (52-3) [99-11]"; stamped on photograph (verso): 'Please return / to / L. K. Marshall / 4 Bryant St. / Cambridge, Mass. [handwritten annotation: zip / 02138]"
Object Description ≠Toma mends Laurence’s shoe with old Gau and Gao Medicine looking on, 1953. Photograph probably by Anneliese Scherz.
Subject
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Artist Anneliese Scherz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 20.0025 × 20.6375 cm (7 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
[No folder title]: ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, and "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30160 [No folder title]: ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, and "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him
2001.29.14231 ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him
Gautscha
≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him
2001.29.14232 ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, with "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him
Gautscha
"Boys groups /Gunda & //Ao": N!ai playing a //guashi, with a large group sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29967 "Boys groups /Gunda & //Ao": N!ai playing a //guashi, with a large group sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Meat sharing": "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30729.2 "Meat sharing": "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30516 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Goishay carrying wood, with her baby on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.373 /Goishay carrying wood, with her baby on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30516.1 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Meat sharing": "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30729 "Meat sharing": "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30261 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Goishay carrying wood, with her baby on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.373.1 /Goishay carrying wood, with her baby on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Children in groups": /Gaishay ("Gao Medicine" and Naoka's son) delousing "≠Gao Lame," with /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") watching, ≠Toma (son of Gau) playing a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31215 "Children in groups": /Gaishay ("Gao Medicine" and Naoka's son) delousing "≠Gao Lame," with /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") watching, ≠Toma (son of Gau) playing a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha