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Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
Object Number 2001.29.3065
Display Title Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
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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Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
2001.29.3064 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Part of Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm, with Be leaning against the skerm
2001.29.3051 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Part of Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm, with Be leaning against the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including "Old Demi," "/Gao Music" and Tsamgao (Bau's husband)
2001.29.3062 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including "Old Demi," "/Gao Music" and Tsamgao (Bau's husband)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including Khuan//a ("Gao Medicine's" sister) wearing copper rings in her hair, //Khuga with her hand to her face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife)
2001.29.3063 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including Khuan//a ("Gao Medicine's" sister) wearing copper rings in her hair, //Khuga with her hand to her face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.3049 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": People lying down, with men sitting working in front of "/Gao Music's" skerm in the background
2001.29.3061 Groups, "Nuclear Family": People lying down, with men sitting working in front of "/Gao Music's" skerm in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
2001.29.3059 Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma") sitting with his wife, ≠Nisa, in front of their skerm
2001.29.3060 Groups, "Nuclear Family": //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma") sitting with his wife, ≠Nisa, in front of their skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) sitting in front of a skerm with another person, a visitor
2001.29.3050 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) sitting in front of a skerm with another person, a visitor
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Tsamgao and Bau (daughter of /Ti!kay) standing in front of a skerm, with an unidentified woman sitting next to them
2001.29.1967 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Tsamgao and Bau (daughter of /Ti!kay) standing in front of a skerm, with an unidentified woman sitting next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Qui Navel" and //Kushay sitting in front of their skerm, with their son, N!aishi, standing next to them
2001.29.1959 Groups, "Nuclear Family": "/Qui Navel" and //Kushay sitting in front of their skerm, with their son, N!aishi, standing next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting in front of their skerm
2001.29.1958 Groups, "Nuclear Family": //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting in front of their skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy