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"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Object Number 2001.29.14807
Display Title "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Descriptions
Object Description 1952-1953 Graflex photographs
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: 9.525 × 12.065 cm (3 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.14806 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31301 "Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.14808 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.26135 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") pounding something beside her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting beside her
2001.29.1655 Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") pounding something beside her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting beside her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them
2001.29.14809 "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them
Gautscha
Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing and leaning over next to her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting near her
2001.29.1656 Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing and leaning over next to her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting near her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Ti!kay sitting with /Naoka and N!ai (his wives) next to his fire in front of a skerm; N!ai is pounding something in a mortar
2001.29.14843 /Ti!kay sitting with /Naoka and N!ai (his wives) next to his fire in front of a skerm; N!ai is pounding something in a mortar
Gautscha
Children, Groups, play: /Gaishay (son of ≠Toma and !U) lying on his back holding a branch, with "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing next to him
2001.29.1424 Children, Groups, play: /Gaishay (son of ≠Toma and !U) lying on his back holding a branch, with "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people in an intermission in a night dance, including "Gao Medicine" wrapped in a blanket, /Gunda (N!ai's husband) standing in front of him, //Ao wearing a white shirt and ≠Toma wearing a white shirt and shorts, with his back to the camera
2001.29.14904 Group of people in an intermission in a night dance, including "Gao Medicine" wrapped in a blanket, /Gunda (N!ai's husband) standing in front of him, //Ao wearing a white shirt and ≠Toma wearing a white shirt and shorts, with his back to the camera
Gautscha
"/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka)
2001.29.14811 "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka)
Gautscha
"Little ≠Gao" dancing in a circle and /Gaishay (U!'s and ≠Toma's son) and /Gaishay (Di!ai and "Gao Medicine's" son) beside him
2001.29.22117 "Little ≠Gao" dancing in a circle and /Gaishay (U!'s and ≠Toma's son) and /Gaishay (Di!ai and "Gao Medicine's" son) beside him
Nama Pan