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!Kxam dancing with an unidentified woman in a social dance, holding a wildebeest tail over her head
!Kxam dancing with an unidentified woman in a social dance, holding a wildebeest tail over her head
Object Number 2001.29.8574
Display Title !Kxam dancing with an unidentified woman in a social dance, holding a wildebeest tail over her head
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 11/1/1961-11/13/1961
Culture
  • Naro
  • !Xóõ?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana / Ghanzi / <County> / !Go Tsao
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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/Xoxa dancing with N!obe in a social dance, !Kxam dancing with an unidentified woman
2001.29.8572 /Xoxa dancing with N!obe in a social dance, !Kxam dancing with an unidentified woman
!Go Tsao
Khan//a and !Kxam dancing with a group of men in a circle at a social dance, with women standing in a line in the background
2001.29.8594 Khan//a and !Kxam dancing with a group of men in a circle at a social dance, with women standing in a line in the background
!Go Tsao
Khan//a dancing at a social dance, with !Kxam and other people behind him
2001.29.8592 Khan//a dancing at a social dance, with !Kxam and other people behind him
!Go Tsao
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
/Oβa (wife of !Kxam) standing and holding her breast at a social dance, with a group of children sitting in the background
2001.29.8499 /Oβa (wife of !Kxam) standing and holding her breast at a social dance, with a group of children sitting in the background
!Go Tsao
/Oβa and /'O /hei performing a social dance, with /Gaishay, !Kxam and three other men behind them
2001.29.8508 /Oβa and /'O /hei performing a social dance, with /Gaishay, !Kxam and three other men behind them
!Go Tsao
/Oβa (wife of !Kxam) wearing a red apron at a social dance
2001.29.8502 /Oβa (wife of !Kxam) wearing a red apron at a social dance
!Go Tsao
!Kxam beginning to perform a social dance, with another man following him
2001.29.8500 !Kxam beginning to perform a social dance, with another man following him
!Go Tsao
Group of men (including /'O /hei, /Gaishay, /Xoxa, !Kxam and Tama) performing a social dance in a line around a group of women standing
2001.29.8514 Group of men (including /'O /hei, /Gaishay, /Xoxa, !Kxam and Tama) performing a social dance in a line around a group of women standing
!Go Tsao
!Kxam wearing horns on his head, dancing in the Eland Dance, followed by !Ani and an unidentified man wearing horns
2001.29.8635 !Kxam wearing horns on his head, dancing in the Eland Dance, followed by !Ani and an unidentified man wearing horns
!Go Tsao
Group of people performing the Eland Dance in front of a skerm, including ≠Kxoba, /Gaishay holding horns to his head, and !Kxam and Twi imitating elands butting each other
2001.29.8636 Group of people performing the Eland Dance in front of a skerm, including ≠Kxoba, /Gaishay holding horns to his head, and !Kxam and Twi imitating elands butting each other
!Go Tsao
/Oβa performing a social dance, with /'O /hei holding a stick over her shoulder
2001.29.8503 /Oβa performing a social dance, with /'O /hei holding a stick over her shoulder
!Go Tsao