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Portraits: "Old Di//khoa-Gu≠na" sitting
Portraits: "Old Di//khoa-Gu≠na" sitting
Object Number 2001.29.2110
Display Title Portraits: "Old Di//khoa-Gu≠na" sitting
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
Dance: Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") and /Gam dancing a few steps before sitting down (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1571 Dance: Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") and /Gam dancing a few steps before sitting down (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Khuan//a (daughter of !Naishi), Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") and "Old /Gasa" dancing a few steps as the women begin to assemble before the men begin to dance at a daytime dance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1569 Dance: Khuan//a (daughter of !Naishi), Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") and "Old /Gasa" dancing a few steps as the women begin to assemble before the men begin to dance at a daytime dance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Khuan//a (daughter of !Naishi), Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") and "Old /Gasa" dancing a few steps as the women begin to assemble before the men begin to dance at a daytime dance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1568 Dance: Khuan//a (daughter of !Naishi), Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") and "Old /Gasa" dancing a few steps as the women begin to assemble before the men begin to dance at a daytime dance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men beginning a daytime dance, with Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") going to sit down (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1572 Dance: Men beginning a daytime dance, with Di//khao-Gu≠na (mother of "Gao Medicine") going to sit down (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Di//khao (Gu!na) sitting, showing her beads and modesty apron
2001.29.14773 Di//khao (Gu!na) sitting, showing her beads and modesty apron
Gautscha
"Ornaments & beads": Di//khao (Gu!na) sitting, showing her beads and modesty apron (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30794 "Ornaments & beads": Di//khao (Gu!na) sitting, showing her beads and modesty apron (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Old /Gaishay" sitting with his wife, Di//khao!na, by their fire in front of their skerm
2001.29.14772 "Old /Gaishay" sitting with his wife, Di//khao!na, by their fire in front of their skerm
Gautscha
Portraits: "Old /Gishay" sitting, with a mortar on the ground in front of him, skerm in the background
2001.29.3133 Portraits: "Old /Gishay" sitting, with a mortar on the ground in front of him, skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old Gau" sitting and scraping something with a knife
2001.29.2092 Portraits: "Old Gau" sitting and scraping something with a knife
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gishay" sitting next to the ashes of a fire, with a wooden container on the ground next to him
2001.29.2093 Portraits: "Old /Gishay" sitting next to the ashes of a fire, with a wooden container on the ground next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gasa" with her head shaved, sitting with two other people in front of Gau's skerm
2001.29.2097 Portraits: "Old /Gasa" with her head shaved, sitting with two other people in front of Gau's skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gishay" sitting next to the ashes of a fire, with a wooden container on the ground next to him; he is scraping the ashes with something
2001.29.2106 Portraits: "Old /Gishay" sitting next to the ashes of a fire, with a wooden container on the ground next to him; he is scraping the ashes with something
Nyae Nyae Conservancy