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Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Object Number 2001.29.32705
Display Title Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Bushman: Kung / (verso) J. Marshall"
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 25.4001 × 33.0201 cm (10 × 13 in.)
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term "!Kung" in describing the photographed individuals. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
2001.29.366.1 Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Gautscha
Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
2001.29.366 Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Gautscha
Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
2001.29.14353 Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Gautscha
Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
2001.29.32704 Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Gautscha
Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
2004.24.31463 Men dancing around a circle of women sitting, with "/Gao Music" falling in trance, supported by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of /Naishi of Band 5)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of people dancing, with "/Gao Music" in a trance and being held by ≠Toma, and //Khuga (wife of Naishi of Band 5) dancing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30165 [No folder title]: Group of people dancing, with "/Gao Music" in a trance and being held by ≠Toma, and //Khuga (wife of Naishi of Band 5) dancing (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of people dancing, with "/Gao Music" in a trance and being held by ≠Toma, and //Khuga (wife of Naishi of Band 5) dancing
2001.29.14355 Group of people dancing, with "/Gao Music" in a trance and being held by ≠Toma, and //Khuga (wife of Naishi of Band 5) dancing
Gautscha
Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), "Gao Medicine," an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25559 Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), "Gao Medicine," an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife)
2001.29.19498 Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30885 [No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with "/Gao Music" being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of !Naishi)
2001.29.1617 Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with "/Gao Music" being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: "/Gao Music" going into trance at a daytime dance, being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma
2001.29.1620 Dance: "/Gao Music" going into trance at a daytime dance, being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma
Nyae Nyae Conservancy