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Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Object Number 2001.29.14279
Display Title Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
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 /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
2001.29.25801 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Gautscha
"Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30501 "Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30501.1 "Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30501.2 "Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Dance: Line of men dancing at a daytime dance split and going two directions, with /Gam dancing clockwise and Gau counter-clockwise while he holds the arm of a man who may be going into trance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1590 Dance: Line of men dancing at a daytime dance split and going two directions, with /Gam dancing clockwise and Gau counter-clockwise while he holds the arm of a man who may be going into trance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
2001.29.25802.1 Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman ("Old /Gam") dancing in the center
2001.29.14277 Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman ("Old /Gam") dancing in the center
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
2001.29.14280 Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman (/Gam) dancing in the center
2001.29.25799 Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman (/Gam) dancing in the center
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, with /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
2001.29.25802 Group of men performing a curing dance, with /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
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
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around an open circle of women at a daytime dance, with /Gam dancing and Gau holding another man's arm (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1592 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around an open circle of women at a daytime dance, with /Gam dancing and Gau holding another man's arm (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy