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Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Gao Music," his wife, ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine), and /Qui ("/Gao Music's" son with his first wife, "Gao Medicine's" sister) standing in front of a skerm
Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Gao Music," his wife, ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine), and /Qui ("/Gao Music's" son with his first wife, "Gao Medicine's" sister) standing in front of a skerm
Object Number 2001.29.1963
Display Title Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Gao Music," his wife, ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine), and /Qui ("/Gao Music's" son with his first wife, "Gao Medicine's" sister) standing in front of a skerm
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including Khuan//a ("Gao Medicine's" sister) wearing copper rings in her hair, //Khuga with her hand to her face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife)
2001.29.3063 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including Khuan//a ("Gao Medicine's" sister) wearing copper rings in her hair, //Khuga with her hand to her face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Gao Music" and his wife, ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine), standing in front of a skerm
2001.29.1962 Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Gao Music" and his wife, ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine), standing in front of a skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: "/Gao Music" standing with his second wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) and his son /Qui (by his first wife, also named ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30168 [No folder title]: "/Gao Music" standing with his second wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) and his son /Qui (by his first wife, also named ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"/Gao Music" standing with his second wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) and his son /Qui (by his first wife, also named ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14422 "/Gao Music" standing with his second wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) and his son /Qui (by his first wife, also named ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine")
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30196 [No folder title]: "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
"/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka)
2001.29.14810 "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka)
Gautscha
"/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka)
2001.29.14811 "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka)
Gautscha
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
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
Children, Toys: /Qui (son of "/Gao Music" and ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (right) and ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be) sitting on a log, probably scraping bark off of sticks for the stick game
2001.29.1477 Children, Toys: /Qui (son of "/Gao Music" and ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (right) and ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be) sitting on a log, probably scraping bark off of sticks for the stick game
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14870 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14869 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
Gautscha