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"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist (print is a cropped image)
"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.13697
Display Title "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.4625 × 12.065 cm (6 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
2001.29.19217 "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Gautscha
"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
2001.29.19219 "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Gautscha
"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
2001.29.19218 "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Gautscha
DaSi!Na in profile standing and leaning against digging stick, showing apron around her waist (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.27672 DaSi!Na in profile standing and leaning against digging stick, showing apron around her waist (print is a cropped image)
/Ai Ha !O Pan
"N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29915 "N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30517 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Leather apron, beaded apron, headband, and shells displayed on a kaross (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.13698 Leather apron, beaded apron, headband, and shells displayed on a kaross (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
2001.29.3059 Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30518 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25740 "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai in groups": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31196 "N!ai in groups": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30516 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha