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Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area, with a pan filled with water in the distance
Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area, with a pan filled with water in the distance
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area, with a pan filled with water in the distance
Object Number 2001.29.1433
Display Title Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area, with a pan filled with water in the distance
Descriptions
Indigenous Term . //’Homa ku n!o’am tamah ko tcai n!aih/ho, te dobea cua koa g/ae ke g!a’in g!u.
Department Photographic
Date 1952
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Group of girls playing Tamah n!o’an (ball game); the girl running up the hill has just thrown the ball to the girl at the right who is catching it
2001.29.1403 Children, Groups, play: Group of girls playing Tamah n!o’an (ball game); the girl running up the hill has just thrown the ball to the girl at the right who is catching it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29297 [No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
2001.29.13923 Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) at an anthill, with a pan filled with water in the distance
2001.29.1440 Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) at an anthill, with a pan filled with water in the distance
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Children playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area
2001.29.1444 Children, Groups, play: Children playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) on an anthill, with two women watching them
2001.29.1429 Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) on an anthill, with two women watching them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) with a green melon
2001.29.1431 Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) with a green melon
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for "Women's Ball Game": Two women with babies on their backs dancing and clapping, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31337 "Women's Ball Game": Two women with babies on their backs dancing and clapping, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Children playing under a tree in a dance circle area
2001.29.1434 Children, Groups, play: Children playing under a tree in a dance circle area
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Boys playing, rolling in the dust in a dance circle area
2001.29.1422 Children, Groups, play: Boys playing, rolling in the dust in a dance circle area
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Boys playing, rolling in the dust in a dance circle area
2001.29.1409 Children, Groups, play: Boys playing, rolling in the dust in a dance circle area
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Groups, play: Children playing in a dance circle area, including Bau (daughter of "Crooked /Qui" and //Khuga) facing the camera
2001.29.1408 Children, Groups, play: Children playing in a dance circle area, including Bau (daughter of "Crooked /Qui" and //Khuga) facing the camera
Nyae Nyae Conservancy