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"/Gao Medicine" wearing a blanket over his shoulders, standing, leaning against a fence
"/Gao Medicine" wearing a blanket over his shoulders, standing, leaning against a fence
Object Number 2001.29.16335
Display Title "/Gao Medicine" wearing a blanket over his shoulders, standing, leaning against a fence
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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"/Gao Medicine" wearing a blanket over his shoulders, standing, leaning against a fence, with another man standing next to him
2001.29.16336 "/Gao Medicine" wearing a blanket over his shoulders, standing, leaning against a fence, with another man standing next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/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 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
"/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
Dam playing the //guashi and a girl, possibly /Gasa (≠Gao and /Goishay's oldest daughter), leaning against his shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28861 Dam playing the //guashi and a girl, possibly /Gasa (≠Gao and /Goishay's oldest daughter), leaning against his shoulder (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dam playing the //guashi and a girl, possibly /Gasa (≠Gao and /Goishay's oldest daughter), leaning against his shoulder
2001.29.22999 Dam playing the //guashi and a girl, possibly /Gasa (≠Gao and /Goishay's oldest daughter), leaning against his shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Left to right: !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother, !U, "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf, /Naoka (wife of "Gao Medicine"), //Khuga (/Naoka and "Gao Medicine's" daughter) and behind: an unidentified, visiting girl, !U's mother, and Bau, standing
2001.29.22216 Left to right: !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother, !U, "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf, /Naoka (wife of "Gao Medicine"), //Khuga (/Naoka and "Gao Medicine's" daughter) and behind: an unidentified, visiting girl, !U's mother, and Bau, standing
Nama Pan
"Photos of Children": Left to right: !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother, !U, "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf, /Naoka (wife of "Gao Medicine"), //Khuga (/Naoka and "Gao Medicine's" daughter) and behind: an unidentified, visiting girl, !U's mother, and Bau, standing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31472 "Photos of Children": Left to right: !Ungka Norna leaning against her mother, !U, "Gao Lame" wearing a headscarf, /Naoka (wife of "Gao Medicine"), //Khuga (/Naoka and "Gao Medicine's" daughter) and behind: an unidentified, visiting girl, !U's mother, and Bau, standing (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
"/Gao Music" standing in the veld, holding his hunting equipment over his shoulder, profile
2001.29.17361 "/Gao Music" standing in the veld, holding his hunting equipment over his shoulder, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gao Music" standing in the veld, holding his hunting equipment over his shoulder, profile
2001.29.17360 "/Gao Music" standing in the veld, holding his hunting equipment over his shoulder, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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
/Naoka, "Gao Medicine's" first wife, sitting with her granddaughter Bau leaning against her, /Gaishay standing, and Gao Medicine on the right
2001.29.21985 /Naoka, "Gao Medicine's" first wife, sitting with her granddaughter Bau leaning against her, /Gaishay standing, and Gao Medicine on the right
Nama Pan