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Image Not Available for Werft: Group of boys walking through brush and grass, with "Gao Helmet's" skerm (right), tree next to a dance circle (center) and N!ai's marriage skerm (left) in the background
Werft: Group of boys walking through brush and grass, with "Gao Helmet's" skerm (right), tree next to a dance circle (center) and N!ai's marriage skerm (left) in the background
Image Not Available for Werft: Group of boys walking through brush and grass, with "Gao Helmet's" skerm (right), tree next to a dance circle (center) and N!ai's marriage skerm (left) in the background
Object Number 2001.29.2281
Display Title Werft: Group of boys walking through brush and grass, with "Gao Helmet's" skerm (right), tree next to a dance circle (center) and N!ai's marriage skerm (left) in the background
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Werft: People sitting and standing in the Gautscha werfts, with evening fires, skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree (left) visible
2001.29.2285 Werft: People sitting and standing in the Gautscha werfts, with evening fires, skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree (left) visible
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Werft: People sitting and walking in the werft at Gautscha, distant view, with N!ai's skerm, anthill, ≠Toma's dwelling place, /Qui's skerm and "Old Xama" and Zuma's dwelling place visible
2001.29.2283 Werft: People sitting and walking in the werft at Gautscha, distant view, with N!ai's skerm, anthill, ≠Toma's dwelling place, /Qui's skerm and "Old Xama" and Zuma's dwelling place visible
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Werft: People sitting and walking in the werft at Gautscha, distant view, with N!ai's skerm, anthill, ≠Toma's dwelling place, /Qui's skerm and "Old Xama" and Zuma's dwelling place visible
2001.29.2282 Werft: People sitting and walking in the werft at Gautscha, distant view, with N!ai's skerm, anthill, ≠Toma's dwelling place, /Qui's skerm and "Old Xama" and Zuma's dwelling place visible
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Werft: People sitting in the werft, distant view including dance circle (right) and skerms belonging to N!ai, ≠Toma, //Kushay and /Qui, Gau and "/Gao Music"
2001.29.3192 Werft: People sitting in the werft, distant view including dance circle (right) and skerms belonging to N!ai, ≠Toma, //Kushay and /Qui, Gau and "/Gao Music"
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Walking: Women walking down from the werft toward a waterhole, with a tree near a dance circle, "Gao Helmet's" werft and ≠Toma's werft in the background
2001.29.2206 Walking: Women walking down from the werft toward a waterhole, with a tree near a dance circle, "Gao Helmet's" werft and ≠Toma's werft in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Werft: Group of people sitting in Xama's living place, distant view, with skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree in the background
2001.29.3187 Werft: Group of people sitting in Xama's living place, distant view, with skerms and "Gao Helmet's" tree in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Werft: Group of people sitting near "Old Xama's" skerm, with "Gao Helmet's" tree and skerms in the background
2001.29.2288 Werft: Group of people sitting near "Old Xama's" skerm, with "Gao Helmet's" tree and skerms in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Werft: People sitting and standing in the werft, including children in a dance circle, with N!ai's wedding skerm and ≠Toma's living area on the left
2001.29.2294 Werft: People sitting and standing in the werft, including children in a dance circle, with N!ai's wedding skerm and ≠Toma's living area on the left
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Werft: Xama's skerm next to "Gao Helmet's" tree
2001.29.2295 Werft: Xama's skerm next to "Gao Helmet's" tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Werft: Children playing in a dance circle, with "Old Xama's" place (center) and "Gao Helmet's" tree (right)
2001.29.2289 Werft: Children playing in a dance circle, with "Old Xama's" place (center) and "Gao Helmet's" tree (right)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Marriage: /Gunda and N!ai sitting in front of their skerm with Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet"), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Tsamgao (≠Toma's son) and two boys with //guashis, with a tree next to a dance circle in the background
2001.29.3076 Marriage: /Gunda and N!ai sitting in front of their skerm with Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet"), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Tsamgao (≠Toma's son) and two boys with //guashis, with a tree next to a dance circle in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Werft: Group of people standing in Xama's living place (left), and "Gao Helmet's" werft and tree (right)
2001.29.2301 Werft: Group of people standing in Xama's living place (left), and "Gao Helmet's" werft and tree (right)
Gautscha