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Children, Dance: /Gaishay imitating a medicine man going into trance
Children, Dance: /Gaishay imitating a medicine man going into trance
Object Number 2001.29.2905
Display Title Children, Dance: /Gaishay imitating a medicine man going into trance
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 playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31327 "Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31327.1 "Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31327.2 "Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Dance: /Gaishay imitating a medicine man in trance, with "Little ≠Gao" on top of him
2001.29.2907 Children, Dance: /Gaishay imitating a medicine man in trance, with "Little ≠Gao" on top of him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Dance: /Gaishay and "Little ≠Gao" dancing on a termite mound
2001.29.2906 Children, Dance: /Gaishay and "Little ≠Gao" dancing on a termite mound
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Dance: Two boys imitating medicine men
2001.29.2912 Children, Dance: Two boys imitating medicine men
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31326 "Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Children, Dance: /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man
2001.29.2904 Children, Dance: /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Groups, Play: /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing in the fork of a tree in a dance circle
2001.29.2859 Children, Groups, Play: /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing in the fork of a tree in a dance circle
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Dance: /Gaishay dancing, with "Little ≠Gao" sitting near him
2001.29.2909 Children, Dance: /Gaishay dancing, with "Little ≠Gao" sitting near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Dance: /Gaishay and "Little ≠Gao" sitting
2001.29.2908 Children, Dance: /Gaishay and "Little ≠Gao" sitting
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing at a daytime dance split and going two directions, with /Gam dancing clockwise and Gau counter-clockwise while he holds the arm of a man who may be going into trance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1590 Dance: Line of men dancing at a daytime dance split and going two directions, with /Gam dancing clockwise and Gau counter-clockwise while he holds the arm of a man who may be going into trance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy