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People performing the Eland Dance, dancing in a line around a skerm
People performing the Eland Dance, dancing in a line around a skerm
Object Number 2001.29.8654
Display Title People performing the Eland Dance, dancing in a line around a skerm
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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Women performing the Eland Dance, with some standing in front of a skerm, singing and clapping, and others dancing around the skerm
2001.29.8651 Women performing the Eland Dance, with some standing in front of a skerm, singing and clapping, and others dancing around the skerm
!Go Tsao
Women performing the Eland Dance, with some standing in front of a skerm, singing and clapping, and others dancing around the skerm
2001.29.8650 Women performing the Eland Dance, with some standing in front of a skerm, singing and clapping, and others dancing around the skerm
!Go Tsao
Women performing the Eland Dance, with some standing in front of a skerm, singing and clapping, and others dancing around the skerm
2001.29.8649 Women performing the Eland Dance, with some standing in front of a skerm, singing and clapping, and others dancing around the skerm
!Go Tsao
Men performing the Eland Dance, holding horns to their heads and coming around from behind the skerm
2001.29.8671 Men performing the Eland Dance, holding horns to their heads and coming around from behind the skerm
!Go Tsao
/Gaishay and Tchobe, the husband of ǂKxoba, wearing horns and dancing, performing the Eland Dance
2001.29.8664 /Gaishay and Tchobe, the husband of ǂKxoba, wearing horns and dancing, performing the Eland Dance
!Go Tsao
People performing the Eland Dance, with Twi imitating the sideways motion of an eland's hind legs and playing up to ǂKxoba
2001.29.8657 People performing the Eland Dance, with Twi imitating the sideways motion of an eland's hind legs and playing up to ǂKxoba
!Go Tsao
People performing the Eland Dance, with Twi imitating the sideways motion of an eland's hind legs and playing up to ǂKxoba
2001.29.8658 People performing the Eland Dance, with Twi imitating the sideways motion of an eland's hind legs and playing up to ǂKxoba
!Go Tsao
Twi, ǂKxoba and /Gaishay performing the Eland Dance, Twi and /Gaishay are wearing horns and Twi is imitating eland motions
2001.29.8656 Twi, ǂKxoba and /Gaishay performing the Eland Dance, Twi and /Gaishay are wearing horns and Twi is imitating eland motions
!Go Tsao
Group of people performing the Eland Dance, including two men wearing horns
2001.29.8653 Group of people performing the Eland Dance, including two men wearing horns
!Go Tsao
Group of people performing the Eland Dance, including three men wearing horns
2001.29.8652 Group of people performing the Eland Dance, including three men wearing horns
!Go Tsao
Dancers performing the Eland Dance, with Twi playing up to !Ani
2001.29.8659 Dancers performing the Eland Dance, with Twi playing up to !Ani
!Go Tsao
Group of people performing the Eland Dance, with !Ani followed by Tchobe
2001.29.8675 Group of people performing the Eland Dance, with !Ani followed by Tchobe
!Go Tsao