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Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including "Old !Naishi" (headman of Band 5) with headdress and stick
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including "Old !Naishi" (headman of Band 5) with headdress and stick
Object Number 2001.29.14266
Display Title Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including "Old !Naishi" (headman of Band 5) with headdress and stick
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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Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including "Old !Naishi" (headman of Band 5) with headdress and stick
2001.29.25788 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including "Old !Naishi" (headman of Band 5) with headdress and stick
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, including Gau of Band 2 (right), "/Gao Music" (second from left), ≠Toma (fourth from the left, a visitor, son of !Naishi and //Khuga)
2001.29.14267 Group of men performing a curing dance, including Gau of Band 2 (right), "/Gao Music" (second from left), ≠Toma (fourth from the left, a visitor, son of !Naishi and //Khuga)
Gautscha
"Old !Naishi" performing a curing dance in the center of a group and /Gunda holding a stick over the people's heads
2001.29.14286 "Old !Naishi" performing a curing dance in the center of a group and /Gunda holding a stick over the people's heads
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of men performing a curing dance, including Gau of Band 2 (right), "/Gao Music" (second from left), ≠Toma (fourth from the left, a visitor, son of !Naishi and //Khuga) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30162 [No folder title]: Group of men performing a curing dance, including Gau of Band 2 (right), "/Gao Music" (second from left), ≠Toma (fourth from the left, a visitor, son of !Naishi and //Khuga) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of men and boys, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game)
2001.29.13936 Group of men and boys, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game)
Gautscha
"Scraping hides, working on hides": Group of men working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3), including !Naishi (brother of /Goishay) using sinew to bind the end of an arrow shaft, "/Gao Music" playing the //guashi, and "/Qui Navel" putting poison on an arrow shaft (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30396 "Scraping hides, working on hides": Group of men working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3), including !Naishi (brother of /Goishay) using sinew to bind the end of an arrow shaft, "/Gao Music" playing the //guashi, and "/Qui Navel" putting poison on an arrow shaft (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Old !Naishi" performing a curing dance in the center of a group and /Gunda holding a stick over the people's heads
2001.29.25808 "Old !Naishi" performing a curing dance in the center of a group and /Gunda holding a stick over the people's heads
Gautscha
Gau, ≠Toma (son of !Naishi), and /Ti!kay resuming a curing dance after a rest, cutting across a circle of seated women
2001.29.14270 Gau, ≠Toma (son of !Naishi), and /Ti!kay resuming a curing dance after a rest, cutting across a circle of seated women
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
2001.29.14279 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, with two women dancing and one medicine man in the center stamping
2001.29.14278 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, with two women dancing and one medicine man in the center stamping
Gautscha
Group of men and boys playing a game, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25602 Group of men and boys playing a game, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of men and boys playing a game, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30882 [No folder title]: Group of men and boys playing a game, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha