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Girls wearing hair ornaments, sitting in front of a skerm
Girls wearing hair ornaments, sitting in front of a skerm
Object Number 2001.29.14511
Display Title Girls wearing hair ornaments, sitting in front of a skerm
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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≠Gisa (daughter of Khwo//o-/Gasa and ≠Gao) wearing hair ornaments, sitting with another girl
2001.29.14717 ≠Gisa (daughter of Khwo//o-/Gasa and ≠Gao) wearing hair ornaments, sitting with another girl
Gautscha
Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1)
2001.29.14646 Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1)
Gautscha
Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1)
2001.29.14647 Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1)
Gautscha
Ornament: Two girls wearing ornaments, including a squared-off large ostrich eggshell hair ornament, view from behind
2001.29.2043 Ornament: Two girls wearing ornaments, including a squared-off large ostrich eggshell hair ornament, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
2001.29.3064 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
2001.29.3065 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of women and girls sitting in front of a skerm, with an assegai leaning against the skerm and a quiver hanging on it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Norna with groups": Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31384.1 "Norna with groups": Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms, with ≠Nisa standing, N!ai to the right and Be sitting in a tiny skerm beside her
2001.29.1521 Children, Imitation: Girls building little skerms, with ≠Nisa standing, N!ai to the right and Be sitting in a tiny skerm beside her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) sitting, wearing ornaments in her hair and a little kaross
2001.29.14520 Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) sitting, wearing ornaments in her hair and a little kaross
Gautscha
"Norna with groups": Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31384 "Norna with groups": Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Ornaments": Group of women and girls sitting, and one woman fixing another woman's earring (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30779 "Ornaments": Group of women and girls sitting, and one woman fixing another woman's earring (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Little N!ai" sitting with a girl wearing many hair ornaments
2001.29.14861 "Little N!ai" sitting with a girl wearing many hair ornaments
Gautscha