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"≠Gao Lame" and other children painting, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting near them
"≠Gao Lame" and other children painting, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting near them
Object Number 2001.29.5125
Display Title "≠Gao Lame" and other children painting, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting near them
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Stereoview
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Man (possibly "Gao Medicine") imitating Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writing in her notebook with her pen, with "/Gao Lame" and children watching him
2001.29.300 Man (possibly "Gao Medicine") imitating Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writing in her notebook with her pen, with "/Gao Lame" and children watching him
Nama Pan
Group of boys playing with plasticene models, with Lorna Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and John Marshall watching them
2001.29.12528 Group of boys playing with plasticene models, with Lorna Marshall, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and John Marshall watching them
Gautscha
Expedition: Women and children with drawings and painting tools, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas marking a completed painting and Ngani sitting in a chair next to her in the background
2001.29.6283 Expedition: Women and children with drawings and painting tools, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas marking a completed painting and Ngani sitting in a chair next to her in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Berry picking: Man (possibly "Gao Medicine") imitating Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writing in her notebook with her pen, with "/Gao Lame" and children watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30227 Berry picking: Man (possibly "Gao Medicine") imitating Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writing in her notebook with her pen, with "/Gao Lame" and children watching him (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Expedition: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a drawing and Ngani looking at it over his shoulder, with a woman and children with drawings and painting tools in the foreground
2001.29.6281 Expedition: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a drawing and Ngani looking at it over his shoulder, with a woman and children with drawings and painting tools in the foreground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
People helping Ngani and John Marshall work on the tire of an expedition truck, with Lorna Marshall and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas resting near them
2001.29.32024 People helping Ngani and John Marshall work on the tire of an expedition truck, with Lorna Marshall and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas resting near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Two women standing, one wearing Elizabeth Marshall Thomas' scarf on her head, with two children standing next to them
2001.29.12100 Two women standing, one wearing Elizabeth Marshall Thomas' scarf on her head, with two children standing next to them
/Gam
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a tortoise with her fingers
2001.29.5231 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas holding a tortoise with her fingers
Gautscha
Expedition: Group of children lying with drawings on the ground, with expedition members including Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Lorna Marshall, and Ngani sitting in the background
2001.29.6282 Expedition: Group of children lying with drawings on the ground, with expedition members including Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Lorna Marshall, and Ngani sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Women sitting next to an expedition truck, one holding a child, waiting to have face casts made, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting next to them
2001.29.12176 Women sitting next to an expedition truck, one holding a child, waiting to have face casts made, with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting next to them
Gautscha
"Photos of Children": !U, !Ungka Norna, ≠Toma, /Gaishay sharing a pipe with an unidentified person, "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf, and other unidentified people; part of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's child study (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31465 "Photos of Children": !U, !Ungka Norna, ≠Toma, /Gaishay sharing a pipe with an unidentified person, "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf, and other unidentified people; part of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's child study (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting in the expedition camp, with other expedition members standing next to her (double exposure)
2001.29.12187 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas sitting in the expedition camp, with other expedition members standing next to her (double exposure)
Gautscha