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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
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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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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
2001.29.26039 Woman with a child on her shoulders, walking with a woman carrying a load of grass and a baby on her back
Gautscha