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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
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
Object Number 2001.29.2833
Display Title 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
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: 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 and smoking a pipe, holding her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
2001.29.2831 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting and smoking a pipe, holding her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: !Gisa (wife of //Ao) standing with her baby daughter, Khuan//a (after her hair was cut), and /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a)
2001.29.1366 Children, Mothers nursing babies: !Gisa (wife of //Ao) standing with her baby daughter, Khuan//a (after her hair was cut), and /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back, sitting next to a fire with the sons of Gau and Be
2001.29.14545 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back, sitting next to a fire with the sons of Gau and Be
Gautscha
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
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.14544 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.14543 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.26002 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.26003 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Gau (of Band 2) sitting with his family by their skerm, left to right: ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), Be, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and her son /Qui, Gunda (son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and !Naishi (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.1373 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Gau (of Band 2) sitting with his family by their skerm, left to right: ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), Be, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and her son /Qui, Gunda (son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and !Naishi (son of Gau and Be)
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: ≠Nisa (//Ao's wife) nursing Khuan//a
2001.29.2810 Children, Mother and children: ≠Nisa (//Ao's wife) nursing Khuan//a
Nyae Nyae Conservancy