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Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy is looking for lice in the man's hair
Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy is looking for lice in the man's hair
Object Number 2001.29.14119
Display Title Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy is looking for lice in the man's hair
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"Grooming & haircuts": Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy looking for lice in the man's hair (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30712.1 "Grooming & haircuts": Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy looking for lice in the man's hair (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Boy and a man lying on the ground, the boy looking for lice in the man's hair (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25707 Boy and a man lying on the ground, the boy looking for lice in the man's hair (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Grooming & haircuts": Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy looking for lice in the man's hair (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30712 "Grooming & haircuts": Boy and man lying on the ground, the boy looking for lice in the man's hair (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back
2001.29.14212 Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back
Gautscha
Girl looking for lice in the hair of a smaller child
2001.29.13878 Girl looking for lice in the hair of a smaller child
Gautscha
//Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi
2001.29.14039 //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi
Gautscha
//Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi
2001.29.14038 //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi
Gautscha
Man standing over another man in trance lying on the ground, with a boy sleeping on the ground in the background
2001.29.15714 Man standing over another man in trance lying on the ground, with a boy sleeping on the ground in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"≠Gao Lame" delousing another boy and Tsamgao lying on the ground next to them
2001.29.14178 "≠Gao Lame" delousing another boy and Tsamgao lying on the ground next to them
Gautscha
Boy lying on the ground
2001.29.14006 Boy lying on the ground
Gautscha
Man wearing Western clothing, including sunglasses, standing, cutting another man's hair, with /Gaishay looking in a mirror in the background
2001.29.15678 Man wearing Western clothing, including sunglasses, standing, cutting another man's hair, with /Gaishay looking in a mirror in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boy squatting in front of a skerm with a man, showing him something and talking to him, with another man lying down next to the skerm
2001.29.16061 Boy squatting in front of a skerm with a man, showing him something and talking to him, with another man lying down next to the skerm
Nyae Nyae Conservancy