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Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group wearing a traditional headband, sitting with a baby tied to her back
Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group wearing a traditional headband, sitting with a baby tied to her back
Object Number 2001.29.2044
Display Title Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group wearing a traditional headband, sitting with a baby tied to her back
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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Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group sitting with a baby tied to her back; the baby is wearing the woman's headband around her shoulder
2001.29.2045 Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group sitting with a baby tied to her back; the baby is wearing the woman's headband around her shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: Woman of "Gao Hunchback's" group sitting, with a child tied to her back who has a headband around her shoulders
2001.29.3136 Portraits: Woman of "Gao Hunchback's" group sitting, with a child tied to her back who has a headband around her shoulders
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Carrying: Wife of "Gao Hunchback" (headman of Band 11) wearing an ostrich eggshell bead headband, sitting with a child tied to her back
2001.29.1384 Children, Carrying: Wife of "Gao Hunchback" (headman of Band 11) wearing an ostrich eggshell bead headband, sitting with a child tied to her back
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: People sitting in "Gao Hunchback's" dwelling place
2001.29.1900 Groups, Extended Family: People sitting in "Gao Hunchback's" dwelling place
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
People in "Gao Hunchback's" band sitting
2001.29.2451 People in "Gao Hunchback's" band sitting
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Young man of "Gao Hunchback's" band with his child on his shoulder, with a //guashi beside him
2001.29.25773 Young man of "Gao Hunchback's" band with his child on his shoulder, with a //guashi beside him
Gautscha
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
2001.29.1897 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
2001.29.1898 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
2001.29.1899 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
2001.29.1896 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Hunchback" squatting (right), with his extended family (Band 11) sitting around him, including his sons-in-law (front)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including a boy playing a //guashi, //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine") wearing a brown headband, Khwo//o (right background), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister), Di!ai (left, leaning forward), and Be and Khuan//a in the background (left)
2001.29.1860 Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including a boy playing a //guashi, //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine") wearing a brown headband, Khwo//o (right background), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister), Di!ai (left, leaning forward), and Be and Khuan//a in the background (left)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29273 [No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha