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Water: /Naoka (Ti!kay's first wife) carrying a child on her shoulder, leaning down to pick up an Ovambo pot full of water, with another child standing next to her and Bau helping a girl putting an ostrich eggshell in her kaross
Water: /Naoka (Ti!kay's first wife) carrying a child on her shoulder, leaning down to pick up an Ovambo pot full of water, with another child standing next to her and Bau helping a girl putting an ostrich eggshell in her kaross
Object Number 2001.29.2233
Display Title Water: /Naoka (Ti!kay's first wife) carrying a child on her shoulder, leaning down to pick up an Ovambo pot full of water, with another child standing next to her and Bau helping a girl putting an ostrich eggshell in her kaross
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ovambo
  • 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
Groups, Extended Family: N!ai (/Ti!kay's second wife) nursing a baby, sitting with !Ghia of Band 10, /Naoka (sister of /Ti!kay's wives' mother, /Goishay), /Naoka (/Ti!kay's first wife) with her back to the camera and Bau
2001.29.3046 Groups, Extended Family: N!ai (/Ti!kay's second wife) nursing a baby, sitting with !Ghia of Band 10, /Naoka (sister of /Ti!kay's wives' mother, /Goishay), /Naoka (/Ti!kay's first wife) with her back to the camera and Bau
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Naoka giving a drink of water her child while sitting with women in the dance circle
2001.29.25851 /Naoka giving a drink of water her child while sitting with women in the dance circle
Gautscha
/Naoka giving a drink of water her child while sitting with women in the dance circle
2001.29.14351 /Naoka giving a drink of water her child while sitting with women in the dance circle
Gautscha
/Naoka lying down with /Gaishay leaning on her, Di!ai leaning over to pick up Debe from /Naoka's back, and //Khuga and Bau behind them
2001.29.28104 /Naoka lying down with /Gaishay leaning on her, Di!ai leaning over to pick up Debe from /Naoka's back, and //Khuga and Bau behind them
Nama Pan
/Naoka lying down with /Gaishay leaning on her, Di!ai leaning over to pick up Debe from /Naoka's back, and //Khuga and Bau behind them
2001.29.21968 /Naoka lying down with /Gaishay leaning on her, Di!ai leaning over to pick up Debe from /Naoka's back, and //Khuga and Bau behind them
Nama Pan
Children, Carrying: /Naoka standing at a waterhole, carrying a child on her shoulders, with a girl standing nearby and an Ovambo pot on the ground
2001.29.2843 Children, Carrying: /Naoka standing at a waterhole, carrying a child on her shoulders, with a girl standing nearby and an Ovambo pot on the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Carrying: /Naoka standing at a waterhole, carrying a child on her shoulders, with !Nani and an unidentified girl standing nearby and an Ovambo pot on the ground
2001.29.2844 Children, Carrying: /Naoka standing at a waterhole, carrying a child on her shoulders, with !Nani and an unidentified girl standing nearby and an Ovambo pot on the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay's family. Left to right: N!ai (/Ti!kay's wife), Gao (her son) and other children, Gao (son of /Naoka), /Gasa (his wife), /Naoka (/Ti!kay's wife), a baby, !Khoa (daughter of /Naoka), !Nani (son of /Naoka) and Xama (wife of "Lame ǂGao")
2001.29.7689 /Ti!kay's family. Left to right: N!ai (/Ti!kay's wife), Gao (her son) and other children, Gao (son of /Naoka), /Gasa (his wife), /Naoka (/Ti!kay's wife), a baby, !Khoa (daughter of /Naoka), !Nani (son of /Naoka) and Xama (wife of "Lame ǂGao")
Tsumkwe
Top: ≠Toma's sister, !Ungka, holding her daughter Sa≠gai who is drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with Tsamgao, husband of /Ti!kay's daughter Bau, sitting beside her; Bottom: "Crooked /Qui" and another man digging for poison beetles
2001.29.25101 Top: ≠Toma's sister, !Ungka, holding her daughter Sa≠gai who is drinking from an ostrich eggshell, with Tsamgao, husband of /Ti!kay's daughter Bau, sitting beside her; Bottom: "Crooked /Qui" and another man digging for poison beetles
Gautscha
Water: Bau (daughter of Ti!kay) filling an ostrich eggshell with a tortoise shell dipper, with another woman sitting next to her
2001.29.2242 Water: Bau (daughter of Ti!kay) filling an ostrich eggshell with a tortoise shell dipper, with another woman sitting next to her
Gautscha
Water: /Gunda (N!ai's husband) helping a child to drink from an ostrich eggshell, with another person sitting and drinking next to them
2001.29.2237 Water: /Gunda (N!ai's husband) helping a child to drink from an ostrich eggshell, with another person sitting and drinking next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Water: /Gunda (N!ai's husband) helping a child to drink from an ostrich eggshell, with another person sitting and drinking next to them
2001.29.2236 Water: /Gunda (N!ai's husband) helping a child to drink from an ostrich eggshell, with another person sitting and drinking next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy