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Portraits: ≠Gisa (wife of Dam) standing in front of a skerm, with a baby tied to her back
Portraits: ≠Gisa (wife of Dam) standing in front of a skerm, with a baby tied to her back
Object Number 2001.29.2109
Display Title Portraits: ≠Gisa (wife of Dam) standing in front of a skerm, 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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
2001.29.14832 "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
Gautscha
"/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
2001.29.26156 "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
Gautscha
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa sitting with ≠Nisa, with with a baby tied in ≠Nisa's kaross, baby's hand visible
2001.29.2872 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa sitting with ≠Nisa, with with a baby tied in ≠Nisa's kaross, baby's hand visible
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Food, Cooking: Dam and his wife, ≠Gisa, cooking veldkos in their fire
2001.29.1657 Food, Cooking: Dam and his wife, ≠Gisa, cooking veldkos in their fire
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Food, Cooking: Dam and his wife, ≠Gisa, sitting and cooking veldkos in their fire
2001.29.1648 Food, Cooking: Dam and his wife, ≠Gisa, sitting and cooking veldkos in their fire
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Werft: People sitting and standing, including "Gao Helmet," Bau (his daughter), //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma"), ≠Toma, Gau, Dam and ≠Gisa, with skerms in the background
2001.29.2280 Werft: People sitting and standing, including "Gao Helmet," Bau (his daughter), //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma"), ≠Toma, Gau, Dam and ≠Gisa, with skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31186 [No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Food, Cooking: ≠Gisa holding her baby, sitting with Dam by their fire, with two pieces of veldkos cooking on it
2001.29.2985 Food, Cooking: ≠Gisa holding her baby, sitting with Dam by their fire, with two pieces of veldkos cooking on it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: Girl (possibly ≠Gisa) carrying a baby in a kaross
2001.29.1448 Children, Portraits: Girl (possibly ≠Gisa) carrying a baby in a kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Sinue [sinew]: ≠Gisa (Dam's wife) making cord
2001.29.3157 Sinue [sinew]: ≠Gisa (Dam's wife) making cord
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
Portraits: Bau (wife of ≠Gao of Band 10) wearing an apron decorated with red beads, standing with a woman from Band 9 or 10 holding a baby
2001.29.3141 Portraits: Bau (wife of ≠Gao of Band 10) wearing an apron decorated with red beads, standing with a woman from Band 9 or 10 holding a baby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy