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Girls playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game), weaving their feet together and hopping around in a circle on one foot, singing
Girls playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game), weaving their feet together and hopping around in a circle on one foot, singing
Object Number 2001.29.14538
Display Title Girls playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game), weaving their feet together and hopping around in a circle on one foot, singing
Descriptions
Indigenous Term //’Hom ku kui n!hau-n!hau,ku n//aqma khoe ko si!a /kaisi ka ku ge’e ka khu n//homi taqm /xoa si!a /kai n/e’e-n/e’esi
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
"N≠a N≠a Hau": Girls playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game), weaving their feet together and hopping around in a circle on one foot, singing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31399 "N≠a N≠a Hau": Girls playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game), weaving their feet together and hopping around in a circle on one foot, singing (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N≠a N≠a Hau": Children playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31400 "N≠a N≠a Hau": Children playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Children playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game)
2001.29.26000 Children playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game)
Gautscha
Children playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game)
2001.29.14539 Children playing N≠a N≠a Hau / N!hau-N!hau (the basket game)
Gautscha
"The 1957-8 Games": //Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
2001.29.31355 "The 1957-8 Games": //Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Groups, play: Group of girls playing Tamah n!o’an (ball game); the girl running up the hill has just thrown the ball to the girl at the right who is catching it
2001.29.1403 Children, Groups, play: Group of girls playing Tamah n!o’an (ball game); the girl running up the hill has just thrown the ball to the girl at the right who is catching it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men and boys 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), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
2001.29.13923 Group of men and boys 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), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
Gautscha
Expedition, Photography: Two boys carrying "Little ≠Gao" in a kaross, playing the "airplane game," with Lorna Marshall standing near them holding her helmet over a camera lens
2001.29.2399 Expedition, Photography: Two boys carrying "Little ≠Gao" in a kaross, playing the "airplane game," with Lorna Marshall standing near them holding her helmet over a camera lens
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Women's Ball Game": Two women with babies on their backs dancing and clapping, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31337 "Women's Ball Game": Two women with babies on their backs dancing and clapping, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N//aba, N/aoku, /Oβa, N/kxabe, Dadum, Tomku, and Sãõ?//e standing in a line singing and clapping
2001.29.24466 N//aba, N/aoku, /Oβa, N/kxabe, Dadum, Tomku, and Sãõ?//e standing in a line singing and clapping
!Go Tsao
[No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29297 [No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boys 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), including Gao (son of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa of Band 4) and /Gishay (son of "Old Gau," Band 1)
2001.29.13925 Boys 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), including Gao (son of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa of Band 4) and /Gishay (son of "Old Gau," Band 1)
Gautscha