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Children, Mother and children: Woman with scarification on her leg, wearing an under-knee bracelet on her leg, sitting by a skerm holding a baby
Children, Mother and children: Woman with scarification on her leg, wearing an under-knee bracelet on her leg, sitting by a skerm holding a baby
Object Number 2001.29.2824
Display Title Children, Mother and children: Woman with scarification on her leg, wearing an under-knee bracelet on her leg, sitting by a skerm 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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
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
2001.29.2823 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
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Woman holding a child on her knee, with another child standing beside her
2001.29.2837 Children, Mother and children: Woman holding a child on her knee, with another child standing beside her
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: !U sitting by the ashes of her fire, a child standing against her, with a person standing next to her skerm in the background
2001.29.2840 Children, Mother and children: !U sitting by the ashes of her fire, a child standing against her, with a person standing next to her skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Goishay, wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3, sitting with two of her children in front of a skerm; shows her scarification on her leg (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25657 /Goishay, wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3, sitting with two of her children in front of a skerm; shows her scarification on her leg (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Goishay, wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3, sitting with two of her children in front of a skerm; shows her scarification on her leg (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25654 /Goishay, wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3, sitting with two of her children in front of a skerm; shows her scarification on her leg (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
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, Mothers nursing babies: Woman with scarification leaning against a skerm, nursing a child; showing belongings in bags, baby's haircut and sinew wrapped around body
2001.29.1375 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Woman with scarification leaning against a skerm, nursing a child; showing belongings in bags, baby's haircut and sinew wrapped around body
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: 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: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting with two other people next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
2001.29.2830 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting with two other people next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
2001.29.2833 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy