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Group of people dancing in a night dance, with /Gunda (N!ai's husband) in trance
Group of people dancing in a night dance, with /Gunda (N!ai's husband) in trance
Object Number 2001.29.14902
Display Title Group of people dancing in a night dance, with /Gunda (N!ai's husband) in trance
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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Group of people dancing in a night dance, with /Gunda (N!ai's husband) beginning to go into trance
2001.29.14901 Group of people dancing in a night dance, with /Gunda (N!ai's husband) beginning to go into trance
Gautscha
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
Night dance, /Gunda in trance
2001.29.26214 Night dance, /Gunda in trance
Gautscha
People dancing in a night dance, including ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face and Ngani's arm around him
2001.29.14910 People dancing in a night dance, including ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face and Ngani's arm around him
Gautscha
Ngani with a trance-like expression, dancing with others in a night dance
2001.29.14912 Ngani with a trance-like expression, dancing with others in a night dance
Gautscha
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
2001.29.26216 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
"/Qui Guide" sitting with his wife Di!ai and //Ao's three children, /Qui, Di//khao and !Ungka (who was engaged to /Gunda, son of "Old ≠Toma" and /Gam)
2001.29.14790 "/Qui Guide" sitting with his wife Di!ai and //Ao's three children, /Qui, Di//khao and !Ungka (who was engaged to /Gunda, son of "Old ≠Toma" and /Gam)
Gautscha
"/Qui Guide" sitting with his wife Di!ai and //Ao's three children, /Qui, Di//khao and !Ungka (who was engaged to /Gunda, son of "Old ≠Toma" and /Gam)
2001.29.14791 "/Qui Guide" sitting with his wife Di!ai and //Ao's three children, /Qui, Di//khao and !Ungka (who was engaged to /Gunda, son of "Old ≠Toma" and /Gam)
Gautscha
//Ao holding a spear, standing with /Gunda (husband of N!ai) in front of a skerm
2001.29.14885 //Ao holding a spear, standing with /Gunda (husband of N!ai) in front of a skerm
Gautscha
//Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma") and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a, husband of N!ai) standing in front of a skerm
2001.29.14884 //Ao (son of "Old ≠Toma") and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a, husband of N!ai) standing in front of a skerm
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 working on an arrow in front of a skerm, sitting with Bau, N!ai with her son, Gao, and /Naoka (inside the skerm)
2001.29.14845 /Ti!kay working on an arrow in front of a skerm, sitting with Bau, N!ai with her son, Gao, and /Naoka (inside the skerm)
Gautscha