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"Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
"Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Object Number 2001.29.660
Display Title "Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 17.4625 cm (4 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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"Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.662 "Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Gautscha
"Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.661 "Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Gautscha
"Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.661.1 "Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Gautscha
Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.13597 Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.13596 Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau"), with his foot bandaged, /Gao (son of "Old Gau") wearing a shirt, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.702 Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau"), with his foot bandaged, /Gao (son of "Old Gau") wearing a shirt, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Gautscha
Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau"), with his foot bandaged, /Gao (son of "Old Gau") wearing a shirt, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.701 Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau"), with his foot bandaged, /Gao (son of "Old Gau") wearing a shirt, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Gautscha
Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau"), with his foot bandaged, /Gao (son of "Old Gau") wearing a shirt, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.703 Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau"), with his foot bandaged, /Gao (son of "Old Gau") wearing a shirt, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
Gautscha
Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29067 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of boys playing with John Marshall, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") on his back, ≠Toma (son of Gau) facing the camera, and !Naishi and //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) standing to the right (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25702 Group of boys playing with John Marshall, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") on his back, ≠Toma (son of Gau) facing the camera, and !Naishi and //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) standing to the right (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of boys playing with John Marshall, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") on his back, ≠Toma (son of Gau) facing the camera, and !Naishi and //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) standing to the right
2001.29.298 Group of boys playing with John Marshall, including /Gishay (son of "Old Gau") on his back, ≠Toma (son of Gau) facing the camera, and !Naishi and //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2) standing to the right
Gautscha
Children, Groups, play: /Gaishay (son of ≠Toma and !U) lying on his back holding a branch, with "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing next to him
2001.29.1424 Children, Groups, play: /Gaishay (son of ≠Toma and !U) lying on his back holding a branch, with "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy