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Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm, with a water bag made from an animal stomach hanging on a bush and ostrich eggshells and veldkos on the ground
Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm, with a water bag made from an animal stomach hanging on a bush and ostrich eggshells and veldkos on the ground
Object Number 2001.29.1856
Display Title Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm, with a water bag made from an animal stomach hanging on a bush and ostrich eggshells and veldkos on the ground
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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Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm
2001.29.1855 Groups: Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music") lying on a kaross in her dwelling place without a skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1892 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1891 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Child looking poised to swat a veldkos, !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
2001.29.10006 Child looking poised to swat a veldkos, !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
Mangetti Forest
Girl looking back at a veldkos in mid-air, !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
2001.29.10001 Girl looking back at a veldkos in mid-air, !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
Mangetti Forest
Two children hanging onto another at !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
2001.29.10023 Two children hanging onto another at !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game)
Mangetti Forest
Four children playing at !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game); two children are hanging onto another
2001.29.10022 Four children playing at !’hu kuitzi (veldkos game); two children are hanging onto another
Mangetti Forest
"Groups, Girls, Boys and Girls": Boy pushing a toy car made from veldkos (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31293 "Groups, Girls, Boys and Girls": Boy pushing a toy car made from veldkos (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Children, Groups, play: !Ungka Norna and Sa≠gai playing with veldkos
2001.29.1411 Children, Groups, play: !Ungka Norna and Sa≠gai playing with veldkos
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Groups, play: !Ungka Norna playing with veldkos
2001.29.1410 Children, Groups, play: !Ungka Norna playing with veldkos
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Little ≠Gao with Be (Da. [daughter] of Bo), [with] /Gaishay and Bau (da [daughter] of Crooked /Qui)": Be (Bo's daughter) putting veldkos into her kaross like a grown woman
2001.29.31237 "Little ≠Gao with Be (Da. [daughter] of Bo), [with] /Gaishay and Bau (da [daughter] of Crooked /Qui)": Be (Bo's daughter) putting veldkos into her kaross like a grown woman
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Little ≠Gao with Be (Da. [daughter] of Bo), [with] /Gaishay and Bau (da [daughter] of Crooked /Qui)": Be (Bo's daughter) putting veldkos into her kaross like a grown woman
2001.29.31237.1 "Little ≠Gao with Be (Da. [daughter] of Bo), [with] /Gaishay and Bau (da [daughter] of Crooked /Qui)": Be (Bo's daughter) putting veldkos into her kaross like a grown woman
Nyae Nyae Conservancy