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People dancing in a night dance, including ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face and Ngani's arm around him
People dancing in a night dance, including ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face and Ngani's arm around him
Object Number 2001.29.14910
Display Title People dancing in a night dance, including ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face and Ngani's arm around him
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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"Ngami in trance, Tsho/ana": ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face going into trance, with Ngani's arm around him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30409 "Ngami in trance, Tsho/ana": ≠Toma singing, Tsamgao with his hands on his face going into trance, with Ngani's arm around him (print is a cropped image)
Cho/ana
Ngani and Tsamgao dancing in a night dance, with ≠Toma singing
2001.29.14911 Ngani and Tsamgao dancing in a night dance, with ≠Toma singing
Gautscha
Ngani dancing beside Tsamgao (≠Toma's son) at a night dance
2001.29.14909 Ngani dancing beside Tsamgao (≠Toma's son) at 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
2001.29.14904 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
"Ngami in trance, Tsho/ana": Ngani dancing beside Tsamgao (≠Toma's son) at a night dance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30408 "Ngami in trance, Tsho/ana": Ngani dancing beside Tsamgao (≠Toma's son) at a night dance (print is a cropped image)
Cho/ana
Ngani and Tsamgao dancing; ≠Toma singing to the right
2001.29.26221 Ngani and Tsamgao dancing; ≠Toma singing to the right
Gautscha
"Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
2001.29.661.1 "Paintings, drawing and modelling": Four boys painting with Western materials, including /Gishay ("Old Gau's" son), with his foot bandaged, and Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), wearing a feather in his hair
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
"/Qui Navel" singing medicine songs while holding his son, "Little ≠Gao," on his shoulders and ≠Toma standing to the right wearing a hat
2001.29.14987 "/Qui Navel" singing medicine songs while holding his son, "Little ≠Gao," on his shoulders and ≠Toma standing to the right wearing a hat
Cho/ana
"/Qui Navel" singing medicine songs whole holding his son, "Little ≠Gao," on his shoulders and ≠Toma standing to the right wearing a hat (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26299.1 "/Qui Navel" singing medicine songs whole holding his son, "Little ≠Gao," on his shoulders and ≠Toma standing to the right wearing a hat (print is a cropped image)
Cho/ana
"/Qui Navel" singing medicine songs while holding his son, "Little ≠Gao," on his shoulders and ≠Toma standing to the right wearing a hat (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26299 "/Qui Navel" singing medicine songs while holding his son, "Little ≠Gao," on his shoulders and ≠Toma standing to the right wearing a hat (print is a cropped image)
Cho/ana
"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