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Men dancing in a circle at a social dance, with a group of women standing behind them clapping
Men dancing in a circle at a social dance, with a group of women standing behind them clapping
Object Number 2001.29.8588
Display Title Men dancing in a circle at a social dance, with a group of women standing behind them clapping
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 11/1/1961-11/13/1961
Culture
  • !Xóõ?
  • Naro
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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/Gaishay dancing with a group of men at a social dance, women standing and clapping in the background
2001.29.8589 /Gaishay dancing with a group of men at a social dance, women standing and clapping in the background
!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
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!Go Tsao
N//aba dancing in a dance circle at a social dance, with a group of women standing and sitting in the background
2001.29.8596 N//aba dancing in a dance circle at a social dance, with a group of women standing and sitting in the background
!Go Tsao
Men performing a social dance, facing in toward a circle of women standing and clapping
2001.29.8555 Men performing a social dance, facing in toward a circle of women standing and clapping
!Go Tsao
/Oβa performing a social dance alone, with a group of women standing and clapping behind her
2001.29.8562 /Oβa performing a social dance alone, with a group of women standing and clapping behind her
!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
Dance: Men dancing counter-clockwise around a circle of women sitting and clapping at a daytime dance, with a little boy dancing with them and a young man entering with dancing step
2001.29.1574 Dance: Men dancing counter-clockwise around a circle of women sitting and clapping at a daytime dance, with a little boy dancing with them and a young man entering with dancing step
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
/Xoxa and /Gaishay dancing at a social dance, with a group of women standing and clapping in the background
2001.29.8593 /Xoxa and /Gaishay dancing at a social dance, with a group of women standing and clapping in the background
!Go Tsao
/Xoxa, /Gaishay, and /'O/hei/ performing a curing dance around a group of women sitting in a circle and clapping, with other people sitting in front of a skerm in the background
2001.29.8418 /Xoxa, /Gaishay, and /'O/hei/ performing a curing dance around a group of women sitting in a circle and clapping, with other people sitting in front of a skerm in the background
!Go Tsao
Group of women sitting in a circle and clapping as three men (/Xoxa, /Gaishay, and /'O/hei/) perform a curing dance
2001.29.8437 Group of women sitting in a circle and clapping as three men (/Xoxa, /Gaishay, and /'O/hei/) perform a curing dance
!Go Tsao
Tomku standing with other women clapping at the beginning of a social dance, view from behind
2001.29.8494 Tomku standing with other women clapping at the beginning of a social dance, view from behind
!Go Tsao