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Portraits: "Old /Gam" (wife of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) sitting, holding her hand over her eyes
Portraits: "Old /Gam" (wife of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) sitting, holding her hand over her eyes
Object Number 2001.29.318
Display Title Portraits: "Old /Gam" (wife of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) sitting, holding her hand over her eyes
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Slide, color
Dimensions Overall: 5.715 × 5.715 cm (2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
2001.29.3151 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
2001.29.3152 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads, profile
2001.29.3150 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
2001.29.3153 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Sewing: !Ungka making a hole in a piece of leather with an awl to sew on beads, with scarifitcation visible on her leg
2001.29.3156 Sewing: !Ungka making a hole in a piece of leather with an awl to sew on beads, with scarifitcation visible on her leg
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
2001.29.2867 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29918.1 [No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29918 [No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill
2001.29.29918.2 [No folder title]: "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill
Gautscha
"Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31893 "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31893.1 "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill
2001.29.14251 "Old /Gam" sitting and drilling holes in ostrich eggshell beads with her drill
Gautscha