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//Kushay cutting the hair of her sister !Ungka with a razor-blade given by the expedition
//Kushay cutting the hair of her sister !Ungka with a razor-blade given by the expedition
Object Number 2001.29.13999
Display Title //Kushay cutting the hair of her sister !Ungka with a razor-blade given by the expedition
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition III b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Artist Anneliese Scherz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, 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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//Kushay cutting the hair of her sister !Ungka with a razor-blade given by the expedition (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25637 //Kushay cutting the hair of her sister !Ungka with a razor-blade given by the expedition (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of women sitting, being filmed by John Marshall, including !Ungka, //Kushay (her sister) and /Naoka (wife of "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2)
2001.29.426 Group of women sitting, being filmed by John Marshall, including !Ungka, //Kushay (her sister) and /Naoka (wife of "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2)
Gautscha
[No folder]: Group of women sitting, including !Ungka, her sister //Kushay and /Naoka (wife of "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2), with John Marshall filming them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31858 [No folder]: Group of women sitting, including !Ungka, her sister //Kushay and /Naoka (wife of "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2), with John Marshall filming them (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of Ju/'hoansi including !Ungka, //Kushay, //Kushay's sister, /Qui's wives, and other unidentified people; woman holds a //guashi in the foreground (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25549 Group of Ju/'hoansi including !Ungka, //Kushay, //Kushay's sister, /Qui's wives, and other unidentified people; woman holds a //guashi in the foreground (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of Ju/'hoansi including !Ungka, //Kushay, //Kushay's sister, /Qui's wives, and other unidentified people; woman holds a //guashi in the foreground
2001.29.19487 Group of Ju/'hoansi including !Ungka, //Kushay, //Kushay's sister, /Qui's wives, and other unidentified people; woman holds a //guashi in the foreground
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting, with scarification on her face visible
2001.29.14784 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting, with scarification on her face visible
Gautscha
Group of people sitting, including !Ungka (sister of //Kushay), "/Qui Navel," //Kushay holding "Little ≠Gao," and //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine," wife of Crooked /Qui)
2001.29.14800 Group of people sitting, including !Ungka (sister of //Kushay), "/Qui Navel," //Kushay holding "Little ≠Gao," and //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine," wife of Crooked /Qui)
Gautscha
"Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30765 "Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30022 "Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30765.1 "Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet," headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30097 [No folder title]: Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet," headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
2001.29.14783 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Gautscha