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Dance: !Naishi wearing a hat, leading a line of people, including Di!ai, dancing around a circle of women sitting
Dance: !Naishi wearing a hat, leading a line of people, including Di!ai, dancing around a circle of women sitting
Object Number 2001.29.2971
Display Title Dance: !Naishi wearing a hat, leading a line of people, including Di!ai, dancing around a circle of women sitting
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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Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a group of women sitting in a circle, including "/Gao Music," ≠Toma (son of !Naishi) behind him, Bo carrying a stick and //Ao on the far side of the women
2001.29.2959 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a group of women sitting in a circle, including "/Gao Music," ≠Toma (son of !Naishi) behind him, Bo carrying a stick and //Ao on the far side of the women
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the women at a daytime dance, including !Naishi, with two women standing (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1613 Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the women at a daytime dance, including !Naishi, with two women standing (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
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away
2001.29.1582 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31444 "Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31444.1 "Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay holding "Crooked /Qui's" arms, "Old Di//khao" dancing behind !Naishi and //Ao dancing strongly
2001.29.1616 Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay holding "Crooked /Qui's" arms, "Old Di//khao" dancing behind !Naishi and //Ao dancing strongly
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the circle of women at a daytime dance, with a woman carrying a baby dancing between !Naishi and Gau (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1615 Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the circle of women at a daytime dance, with a woman carrying a baby dancing between !Naishi and Gau (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
Dance: "Gao Medicine" carrying a stick, dancing with men in a line around a group of women sitting in a circle
2001.29.2964 Dance: "Gao Medicine" carrying a stick, dancing with men in a line around a group of women sitting in a circle
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Arrows: "/Gao Music" applying poison to arrows, sitting with a group of people, including !Naishi wearing a hat and "Old Demi"
2001.29.2788 Arrows: "/Gao Music" applying poison to arrows, sitting with a group of people, including !Naishi wearing a hat and "Old Demi"
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including !Naishi and Gau
2001.29.1585 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including !Naishi and Gau
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: Di//khao (daughter of !Naishi and //Khuga) wearing a kaross tied in the front and beads, profile
2001.29.2873 Children, Portraits: Di//khao (daughter of !Naishi and //Khuga) wearing a kaross tied in the front and beads, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: /Gam leading the men dancing through a circle of women at a daytime dance, with the man behind her holding a wildebeest tail (which men often carry in a dance) over her head (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1588 Dance: /Gam leading the men dancing through a circle of women at a daytime dance, with the man behind her holding a wildebeest tail (which men often carry in a dance) over her head (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