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Image Not Available for 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
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
Image Not Available for 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
Object Number 2001.29.2045
Display Title 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
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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Image Not Available for Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group wearing a traditional headband, sitting with a baby tied to her back
2001.29.2044 Ornament: Woman from "Gao Hunchback's" group wearing a traditional headband, sitting with a baby tied to her back
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for 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
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
2001.29.685 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
Gautscha
Image Not Available for [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
Image Not Available for 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
Image Not Available for People in "Gao Hunchback's" band sitting
2001.29.2451 People in "Gao Hunchback's" band sitting
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Children, Carrying: Woman from Band 10 wearing a tortoise shell around her neck, carrying Bau's baby in a sling and another child on her shoulder
2001.29.2853 Children, Carrying: Woman from Band 10 wearing a tortoise shell around her neck, carrying Bau's baby in a sling and another child on her shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman wearing a towel on her shoulder, sitting, holding her baby tied in her kaross
2001.29.15203 Woman wearing a towel on her shoulder, sitting, holding her baby tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Woman wearing a headdress, with a baby tied to her back, close-up
2001.29.1018 Woman wearing a headdress, with a baby tied to her back, close-up
Kunene
Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
2001.29.14630 Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
Gautscha