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Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before
Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before
Object Number 2001.29.14581
Display Title Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29915 "N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Marriage: N!ai wearing an undergarment, standing and being anointed with fat and tsi by Di!ai the morning after her wedding
2001.29.3077 Marriage: N!ai wearing an undergarment, standing and being anointed with fat and tsi by Di!ai the morning after her wedding
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
2001.29.3059 Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Music: N!ai sitting on a termite mound 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 a termite mound playing a //guashi, with !Ungka Norna tied to her back, Bau and /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Grooming & haircuts": //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30710.1 "Grooming & haircuts": //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Tsi gathering: Di!ai picking up a stick with her toe in the grass, carrying Debe on her hip (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30243 Tsi gathering: Di!ai picking up a stick with her toe in the grass, carrying Debe on her hip (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Mother anointing her child with crushed tsĩ, circle of women in the background
2001.29.24270 Mother anointing her child with crushed tsĩ, circle of women in the background
Gwia
Media Restricted
 		2001.29.30573 [No folder title]: Mother anointing her child with crushed tsĩ, circle of women in the background
Gwia
Group of people resting under a tree, including //Khuga, Bau, /Gaishay, Di!ai and /Naoka, and a bowl of tsi
2001.29.21978 Group of people resting under a tree, including //Khuga, Bau, /Gaishay, Di!ai and /Naoka, and a bowl of tsi
Nama Pan
Group of people resting under a tree, including //Khuga, Bau, /Gaishay, Di!ai and /Naoka, and a bowl of tsi
2001.29.28112 Group of people resting under a tree, including //Khuga, Bau, /Gaishay, Di!ai and /Naoka, and a bowl of tsi
Nama Pan
Group of people sitting, including !Ungka, /Gaishay, Di!ai, N!ai, N/aoka (Di!ai's mother) and "Old /Goishay"
2001.29.11997 Group of people sitting, including !Ungka, /Gaishay, Di!ai, N!ai, N/aoka (Di!ai's mother) and "Old /Goishay"
Gautscha
"Grooming & haircuts": //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30710 "Grooming & haircuts": //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha