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//Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire
//Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire
Object Number 2001.29.13922
Display Title //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition III b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 × 6.35 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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//Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25596 //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
//Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25596.1 //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Top: Group of men sitting around a heap of ashes, working and talking together, including "Old Gau" of Band 1, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa, and brother of old Gau), /Gaishay and "/Qui Navel"; bottom: //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire
2001.29.25108 Top: Group of men sitting around a heap of ashes, working and talking together, including "Old Gau" of Band 1, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa, and brother of old Gau), /Gaishay and "/Qui Navel"; bottom: //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting by their fire
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back, sitting next to a fire with the sons of Gau and Be
2001.29.14545 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back, sitting next to a fire with the sons of Gau and Be
Gautscha
//Ao walking toward his skerm, with ≠Nisa (his wife) holding her baby, sitting in front of the skerm
2001.29.13920 //Ao walking toward his skerm, with ≠Nisa (his wife) holding her baby, sitting in front of the skerm
Gautscha
Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) sitting, wearing ornaments in her hair and a little kaross
2001.29.14520 Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) sitting, wearing ornaments in her hair and a little kaross
Gautscha
"Band 2, //Ao #44" & family": //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma") and his wife ≠Nisa sitting in front of their skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30018 "Band 2, //Ao #44" & family": //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma") and his wife ≠Nisa sitting in front of their skerm (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Nisa pounding something, possibly tsi, sitting with //Ao in front of their skerm
2001.29.13926 ≠Nisa pounding something, possibly tsi, sitting with //Ao in front of their skerm
Gautscha
≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) sitting and holding her daughter in front of their skerm
2001.29.14127 ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) sitting and holding her daughter in front of their skerm
Gautscha
//Ao playing the one-stringed violin, sitting with his wife, ≠Nisa
2001.29.14310 //Ao playing the one-stringed violin, sitting with his wife, ≠Nisa
Gautscha
//Ao and ≠Nisa sitting with their baby in front of a skerm
2001.29.13929 //Ao and ≠Nisa sitting with their baby in front of a skerm
Gautscha
"Old ≠Toma" sitting and holding his granddaughter, Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa)
2001.29.13885 "Old ≠Toma" sitting and holding his granddaughter, Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa)
Gautscha