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Two men dancing, one wearing a kaross over his back, the other wearing shorts, view from behind, with a group of women and children sitting in the background
Two men dancing, one wearing a kaross over his back, the other wearing shorts, view from behind, with a group of women and children sitting in the background
Object Number 2001.29.15709
Display Title Two men dancing, one wearing a kaross over his back, the other wearing shorts, view from behind, with a group of women and children sitting in the background
Descriptions
Object Description Expedition VI b/w 120
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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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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
Family members sitting and standing next to their skerm, including a man wearing Western clothing handing something to his son who is wearing shorts
2001.29.15438 Family members sitting and standing next to their skerm, including a man wearing Western clothing handing something to his son who is wearing shorts
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
2001.29.26216 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
Woman wearing a short kaross, carrying a baby on her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26478 Woman wearing a short kaross, carrying a baby on her back (print is a cropped image)
Kungwane
Man wearing a shirt, shorts and shoes and performing a social dance, with /Oβa and /Gaishay behind him and "Old Xama" (from Werft 2) sitting in the background
2001.29.8544 Man wearing a shirt, shorts and shoes and performing a social dance, with /Oβa and /Gaishay behind him and "Old Xama" (from Werft 2) sitting in the background
!Go Tsao
Man squatting, pulling out the plug in his //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
2001.29.16130 Man squatting, pulling out the plug in his //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Three men standing (two wearing long coats), next to a group sitting in front of a hut; woman standing wearing a short kaross
2001.29.19775 Three men standing (two wearing long coats), next to a group sitting in front of a hut; woman standing wearing a short kaross
Kungwane
Man squatting, pouring water from //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], into an enamel dish, with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
2001.29.16131 Man squatting, pouring water from //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], into an enamel dish, with a man wearing a hat and a kaross tied around his shoulders sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
2001.29.16062 Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
2001.29.16072 Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
2001.29.16073 Man wearing a T-shirt, shorts and hat, leaning over, scraping an animal skin that is pegged to the ground
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing a shirt, leaning over to reach his hand into a pot cooking on a fire, with a boy sitting near him, skerms in the background, meat hanging in a net bag from a nearby tree
2001.29.16063 Man wearing a shirt, leaning over to reach his hand into a pot cooking on a fire, with a boy sitting near him, skerms in the background, meat hanging in a net bag from a nearby tree
Nyae Nyae Conservancy