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Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting and holding an ostrich eggshell
Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting and holding an ostrich eggshell
Object Number 2001.29.2892
Display Title Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting and holding an ostrich eggshell
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • 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
Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting and holding an ostrich eggshell, profile
2001.29.2893 Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting and holding an ostrich eggshell, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting next to an ostrich eggshell
2001.29.2894 Children, Portraits: Bau's baby sitting next to an ostrich eggshell
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Carrying: Woman from Band 10 wearing a tortoise shell around her neck, carrying Bau's baby in a sling and another child on her shoulder
2001.29.2853 Children, Carrying: Woman from Band 10 wearing a tortoise shell around her neck, carrying Bau's baby in a sling and another child on her shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Carrying: Woman from Band 10 carrying Bau's baby in a sling and another child on her shoulder
2001.29.2852 Children, Carrying: Woman from Band 10 carrying Bau's baby in a sling and another child on her shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: Bau (of Band 10) sitting and holding baby !Ungka
2001.29.2885 Children, Portraits: Bau (of Band 10) sitting and holding baby !Ungka
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing a little kaross and an ostrich eggshell beaded apron
2001.29.2870 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing a little kaross and an ostrich eggshell beaded apron
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 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
Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28789 Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing a little kaross and an ostrich eggshell beaded apron, profile
2001.29.2871 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing a little kaross and an ostrich eggshell beaded apron, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: Bau (wife of ≠Gao of Band 10) wearing an apron decorated with red beads, standing with a woman from Band 9 or 10 holding a baby
2001.29.3141 Portraits: Bau (wife of ≠Gao of Band 10) wearing an apron decorated with red beads, standing with a woman from Band 9 or 10 holding a baby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: Bau (child of "Crooked /Qui" and //Khuga) standing
2001.29.2890 Children, Portraits: Bau (child of "Crooked /Qui" and //Khuga) standing
Nyae Nyae Conservancy