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Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman with scarification leaning against a skerm, nursing a child; showing belongings in bags, baby's haircut and sinew wrapped around body
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman with scarification leaning against a skerm, nursing a child; showing belongings in bags, baby's haircut and sinew wrapped around body
Object Number 2001.29.1375
Display Title Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman with scarification leaning against a skerm, nursing a child; showing belongings in bags, baby's haircut and sinew wrapped around body
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman leaning against a skerm, nursing a child
2001.29.1374 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman leaning against a skerm, nursing a child
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (after her hair was cut)
2001.29.1360 Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (after her hair was cut)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Gau (of Band 2) sitting with his family by their skerm, left to right: ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), Be, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and her son /Qui, Gunda (son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and !Naishi (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.1373 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Gau (of Band 2) sitting with his family by their skerm, left to right: ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), Be, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and her son /Qui, Gunda (son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and !Naishi (son of Gau and Be)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman sitting and nursing two babies, with four ostrich eggs in background
2001.29.1377 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman sitting and nursing two babies, with four ostrich eggs in background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Bau (wife of ≠Gao, leader of Band 10) holding her daughter, !Ungka
2001.29.1372 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Bau (wife of ≠Gao, leader of Band 10) holding her daughter, !Ungka
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Bau (wife of ≠Gao, leader of Band 10) holding her daughter, !Ungka, and sitting with her four other children
2001.29.1370 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Bau (wife of ≠Gao, leader of Band 10) holding her daughter, !Ungka, and sitting with her four other children
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: !Ungka (sister of ≠Toma) about to nurse two children, !Ungka Norna (after her hair was cut) and her own daughter, Sa≠gai
2001.29.1376 Children, Mothers nursing babies: !Ungka (sister of ≠Toma) about to nurse two children, !Ungka Norna (after her hair was cut) and her own daughter, Sa≠gai
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: !Gisa (wife of //Ao) standing with her baby daughter, Khuan//a (after her hair was cut), and /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a)
2001.29.1366 Children, Mothers nursing babies: !Gisa (wife of //Ao) standing with her baby daughter, Khuan//a (after her hair was cut), and /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Babies nursing": /Naoka and N!ai (sisters and co-wives of /Ti!kay) nursing their babies (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31282 "Babies nursing": /Naoka and N!ai (sisters and co-wives of /Ti!kay) nursing their babies (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Babies nursing": /Naoka and N!ai (sisters and co-wives of /Ti!kay) nursing their babies (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31282.1 "Babies nursing": /Naoka and N!ai (sisters and co-wives of /Ti!kay) nursing their babies (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
2001.29.1362 Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
2001.29.1361 Children, Mothers nursing babies: //Khuga (wife of !Naishi, headman of Band 5) pounding something with a mortar and pestle, sitting with Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goishay, half-sister of "/Qui Navel" in Band 1) and !U with !Ungka Norna (soon after her hair was cut)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy