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"Little N!ai" with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, playing the //guashi and dancing on an ant-hill, making a pattern of footprints, view from behind
"Little N!ai" with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, playing the //guashi and dancing on an ant-hill, making a pattern of footprints, view from behind
Object Number 2001.29.14201
Display Title "Little N!ai" with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, playing the //guashi and dancing on an ant-hill, making a pattern of footprints, view from behind
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Children, Dancing: N!ai sitting with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, playing the //guashi for /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) to dance
2001.29.1501 Children, Dancing: N!ai sitting with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, playing the //guashi for /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) to dance
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Norna tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25754 "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Norna tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai on ant hill making patterns, girls playing on ant hill": Children dancing on an ant hill, with girls making patterns in the sand with their feet (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31398 "N!ai on ant hill making patterns, girls playing on ant hill": Children dancing on an ant hill, with girls making patterns in the sand with their feet (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai on ant hill making patterns, girls playing on ant hill": Children dancing on an ant hill, with girls making patterns in the sand with their feet (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31398.1 "N!ai on ant hill making patterns, girls playing on ant hill": Children dancing on an ant hill, with girls making patterns in the sand with their feet (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai on ant hill making patterns, girls playing on ant hill": Children dancing on an ant hill (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31397 "N!ai on ant hill making patterns, girls playing on ant hill": Children dancing on an ant hill (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Children, Music: N!ai sitting on an anthill playing a //guashi, with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, Bau and /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) sitting next to her
2001.29.2949 Children, Music: N!ai sitting on an anthill playing a //guashi, with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, Bau and /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai with children: "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi and carrying Norna on her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29997 N!ai with children: "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi and carrying Norna on her back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Little N!ai" playing the //guashi and carrying Norna on her back
2001.29.14206 "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi and carrying Norna on her back
Gautscha
Children dancing on an ant hill, with girls making patterns in the sand with their feet
2001.29.14701 Children dancing on an ant hill, with girls making patterns in the sand with their feet
Gautscha
Music: !U sitting and playing a //guashi, with !Ungka Norna tied to her back
2001.29.3085 Music: !U sitting and playing a //guashi, with !Ungka Norna tied to her back
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"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
Boys and girls dancing, with a girl playing the //guashi; "Little N!ai" is standing fourth from the left (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25722 Boys and girls dancing, with a girl playing the //guashi; "Little N!ai" is standing fourth from the left (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha