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Dancer stands behind a group of women sitting at a daytime dance
Dancer stands behind a group of women sitting at a daytime dance
Object Number 2001.29.16552
Display Title Dancer stands behind a group of women sitting at a daytime dance
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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[No folder title]: Dancer stands behind a group of women sitting (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29309 [No folder title]: Dancer stands behind a group of women sitting (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gao Music" in trance at a daytime dance, lying down, being cared for another man, with /Gunda wearing Western clothes, standing by a group of women sitting in the background
2001.29.17470 "/Gao Music" in trance at a daytime dance, lying down, being cared for another man, with /Gunda wearing Western clothes, standing by a group of women sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Khuan//a (daughter of /Gaishay and Di//Khao, sister of "Gao Medicine" stands at the end of a daytime dance, with men standing near her (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1607 Dance: Khuan//a (daughter of /Gaishay and Di//Khao, sister of "Gao Medicine" stands at the end of a daytime dance, with men standing near her (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Women sitting, one handing an object to another, with dancers standing and groups sitting in the background at a daytime dance
2001.29.16648 Women sitting, one handing an object to another, with dancers standing and groups sitting in the background at a daytime dance
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women sitting around a fire, clapping and singing in a night dance, with dancers sitting and standing near them, Nicholas England squatting nearby
2001.29.17244 Group of women sitting around a fire, clapping and singing in a night dance, with dancers sitting and standing near them, Nicholas England squatting nearby
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing dance rattles lying down in trance, with a man sitting next to him, another dancer standing behind them
2001.29.16691 Man wearing dance rattles lying down in trance, with a man sitting next to him, another dancer standing behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man wearing dance rattles and carrying a stick, dancing near a group of women and children sitting and clapping in a night dance, with a boy wrapped in a blanket standing near them
2001.29.17251 Man wearing dance rattles and carrying a stick, dancing near a group of women and children sitting and clapping in a night dance, with a boy wrapped in a blanket standing near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man helping /Gunda in trance in a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay, wearing pants and dance rattles, standing behind them
2001.29.16253 Man helping /Gunda in trance in a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay, wearing pants and dance rattles, standing behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Man dancing in a daytime dance, with a group of women sitting near him
2001.29.17485 Man dancing in a daytime dance, with a group of women sitting near him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing through the circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, with three men walking toward a tree, having left the dancers
2001.29.1595 Dance: Line of men dancing through the circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, with three men walking toward a tree, having left the dancers
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Large group of women and children sitting around a fire in a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay and another man in trance next to them
2001.29.16254 Large group of women and children sitting around a fire in a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay and another man in trance next to them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Gunda dancing at a daytime dance, next to a woman wearing a headdress, sitting with a group of women
2001.29.16556 /Gunda dancing at a daytime dance, next to a woman wearing a headdress, sitting with a group of women
Nyae Nyae Conservancy