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Medicine man curing a woman
Medicine man curing a woman
Object Number 2001.29.16561
Display Title Medicine man curing a woman
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Medicine man leaning over, curing a woman sitting with a group of women and children
2001.29.15712 Medicine man leaning over, curing a woman sitting with a group of women and children
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Medicine man curing a woman who standing with two other women, leaning against one of them
2001.29.15691 Medicine man curing a woman who standing with two other women, leaning against one of them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, with two women dancing and one medicine man in the center stamping
2001.29.14278 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, with two women dancing and one medicine man in the center stamping
Gautscha
Medicine man curing a sick person lying on the ground, with people in the dance circle in the background
2001.29.15708 Medicine man curing a sick person lying on the ground, with people in the dance circle in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
2001.29.14279 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Gautscha
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a woman (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30483 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a woman (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Medicine man being supported by another man and others during a curing dance
2001.29.5745 Dance: Medicine man being supported by another man and others during a curing dance
Gautscha
Man leaning over, curing a woman, with another person sitting next to them, with /Gunda in trance and three men aiding him in the background
2001.29.16694 Man leaning over, curing a woman, with another person sitting next to them, with /Gunda in trance and three men aiding him in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, with two women dancing and one medicine man in the center stamping
2001.29.25800 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, with two women dancing and one medicine man in the center stamping
Gautscha
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over, curing a woman sitting with a group of women and children (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30481 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over, curing a woman sitting with a group of women and children (print is a cropped image)
Tsumkwe
[No folder title]: Medicine man curing a woman who is leaning against another woman (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29287 [No folder title]: Medicine man curing a woman who is leaning against another woman (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31327.1 "Children playing curing dance": /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine") and "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) dancing and playing medicine man, /Gaishay going into trance (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy