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Medicine man shaking a rattle, with a group of people sitting around him
Medicine man shaking a rattle, with a group of people sitting around him
Object Number 2001.29.7063
Display Title Medicine man shaking a rattle, with a group of people sitting around him
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 8/1/1959-8/2/1959
Culture
  • Khwe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Kavango East / <County> / Popo Fall Game Park / Popo Falls Camp
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including a boy playing a //guashi, //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine") wearing a brown headband, Khwo//o (right background), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister), Di!ai (left, leaning forward), and Be and Khuan//a in the background (left)
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Medicine man holding a rattle and sitting with a group of people (copy of slide 2001.29.7063)
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Popo Falls Camp
Medicine man holding a rattle and sitting with a group of people (copy of slide 2001.29.7063)
2001.29.24081 Medicine man holding a rattle and sitting with a group of people (copy of slide 2001.29.7063)
Popo Falls Camp
Medicine man holding a rattle and sitting with a group of people (copy of slide 2001.29.7063)
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Popo Falls Camp
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2001.29.7064 Medicine man dancing, with a group of women sitting and clapping and Nicholas England squatting near them
Popo Falls Camp
Group of people dancing tolo (shaking) dance
2001.29.7039 Group of people dancing tolo (shaking) dance
Popo Falls Camp
Group of people dancing tolo (shaking) dance
2001.29.7040 Group of people dancing tolo (shaking) dance
Popo Falls Camp
Group of people dancing tolo (shaking) dance
2001.29.7038 Group of people dancing tolo (shaking) dance
Popo Falls Camp
Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including Khwo//o (right), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister), Be and Khuan//a
2001.29.1878 Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including Khwo//o (right), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister), Be and Khuan//a
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including Khwo//o (right background), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) drinking from an ostrich eggshell, and Be and Khuan//a together behind them
2001.29.1857 Groups: Group of people sitting around the ashes of "Gao Medicine's" fire, including Khwo//o (right background), !U wearing ornaments, !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) drinking from an ostrich eggshell, and Be and Khuan//a together behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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2001.29.1699 Food, Meat: "Gao Medicine" bringing a quarter of meat in meat distribution to a group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old ≠Toma" sitting in the middle of the group
Nyae Nyae Conservancy