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Children, Mother and children: Woman wearing fiber bracelets, copper ring on a string of beads in her hair, a triangular ostrich eggshell bead ornament, and sha sha (root used in the choa ceremony), standing and holding a baby
Children, Mother and children: Woman wearing fiber bracelets, copper ring on a string of beads in her hair, a triangular ostrich eggshell bead ornament, and sha sha (root used in the choa ceremony), standing and holding a baby
Object Number 2001.29.2823
Display Title Children, Mother and children: Woman wearing fiber bracelets, copper ring on a string of beads in her hair, a triangular ostrich eggshell bead ornament, and sha sha (root used in the choa ceremony), standing and holding a baby
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Slide, color
Dimensions Overall: 5.715 × 5.715 cm (2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Children, Mother and children: Woman with scarification, wearing blue beads, sitting and nursing a child
2001.29.2842 Children, Mother and children: Woman with scarification, wearing blue beads, sitting and nursing a child
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
2001.29.2867 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Woman standing, holding a baby
2001.29.2822 Children, Mother and children: Woman standing, holding a baby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Woman sitting by a skerm, with a child sitting on her lap nursing
2001.29.2821 Children, Mother and children: Woman sitting by a skerm, with a child sitting on her lap nursing
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Bau (of Band 10) wearing an apron decorated with red beads, standing with her baby tied to her back, with other women sitting next to her
2001.29.2826 Children, Mother and children: Bau (of Band 10) wearing an apron decorated with red beads, standing with her baby tied to her back, with other women sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Group of women and children sitting, including !U holding !Ungka Norna in her lap, Tsamgao and /Gaishay beside her, /Gaishay holding Sa≠gai, //Kushay and !Ungka
2001.29.2827 Children, Mother and children: Group of women and children sitting, including !U holding !Ungka Norna in her lap, Tsamgao and /Gaishay beside her, /Gaishay holding Sa≠gai, //Kushay and !Ungka
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, "Fathers and Sons (Boys)": Be wearing an ostrich eggshell beaded apron, leaning against her father, Bo
2001.29.2915 Children, "Fathers and Sons (Boys)": Be wearing an ostrich eggshell beaded apron, leaning against her father, Bo
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: ≠Nisa (//Ao's wife) sitting in front of her skerm nursing Khuan//a
2001.29.2809 Children, Mother and children: ≠Nisa (//Ao's wife) sitting in front of her skerm nursing Khuan//a
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: ≠Nisa (//Ao's wife) sitting, with Khuan//a standing next to her
2001.29.2811 Children, Mother and children: ≠Nisa (//Ao's wife) sitting, with Khuan//a standing next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a wearing an apron and beads, standing
2001.29.2817 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a wearing an apron and beads, standing
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a wearing an apron and beads, standing, profile
2001.29.2818 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a wearing an apron and beads, standing, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a wearing an apron, beads and a kaross, standing by a skerm, profile
2001.29.2819 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a wearing an apron, beads and a kaross, standing by a skerm, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy