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"Gao Helmet" sitting with two of his children in front of his skerm
"Gao Helmet" sitting with two of his children in front of his skerm
Object Number 2001.29.14837
Display Title "Gao Helmet" sitting with two of his children in front of his skerm
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 Helmet" sitting with two of his children in front of his skerm
2001.29.26161 "Gao Helmet" sitting with two of his children in front of his skerm
Gautscha
"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
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1891 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1892 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Old /Gaishay" (father of "Gao Medicine") sitting in front of his skerm
2001.29.14771 "Old /Gaishay" (father of "Gao Medicine") sitting in front of his skerm
Gautscha
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his extended family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1890 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his extended family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man taking arrows out of a quiver, sitting in front of his skerm with two men and a child
2001.29.14868 Man taking arrows out of a quiver, sitting in front of his skerm with two men and a child
Gautscha
/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
/Ti!kay sitting with /Naoka (his first wife) next to his fire in front of a skerm
2001.29.14842 /Ti!kay sitting with /Naoka (his first wife) next to his fire in front of a skerm
Gautscha
"/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
2001.29.14832 "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
Gautscha
"Band 2, Gao Helmet #28 & extended family": "Gao Helmet" making an assegai head in his werft, with members of his band sitting around him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30009 "Band 2, Gao Helmet #28 & extended family": "Gao Helmet" making an assegai head in his werft, with members of his band sitting around him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Gao Helmet" and two other men working on arrows, applying poison from a little bone dish
2001.29.14874 "Gao Helmet" and two other men working on arrows, applying poison from a little bone dish
Gautscha