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/Gunda in trance, sitting up, drinking from a cup held by another man, other men standing near them
/Gunda in trance, sitting up, drinking from a cup held by another man, other men standing near them
Object Number 2001.29.16692
Display Title /Gunda in trance, sitting up, drinking from a cup held by another man, other men standing near them
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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/Gunda sitting on the ground in trance at a daytime dance, with a man kneeling in back of him, leaning his head on his back, /Ti!kay and another man standing near them
2001.29.16261 /Gunda sitting on the ground in trance at a daytime dance, with a man kneeling in back of him, leaning his head on his back, /Ti!kay and another man standing near them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: /Gunda sitting on the ground in trance at a daytime dance, with a man kneeling in back of him, leaning his head on his back, /Ti!kay and another man standing near them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29304 [No folder title]: /Gunda sitting on the ground in trance at a daytime dance, with a man kneeling in back of him, leaning his head on his back, /Ti!kay and another man standing near them (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Medicine man going into trance held by /Gunda (husband of N!ai) and other men
2001.29.28562 Medicine man going into trance held by /Gunda (husband of N!ai) and other men
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Medicine man going into trance held by /Gunda (husband of N!ai) and other men
2001.29.22577 Medicine man going into trance held by /Gunda (husband of N!ai) and other men
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 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 standing, caring for another man in trance at a daytime dance
2001.29.17467 Man standing, caring for another man in trance at a daytime dance
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gunda in trance": /Gunda collapsed in trance, with "Crooked /Qui" propping him up, /Ti!kay holding his tongue, and another man rubbing him
2001.29.30412.1 "/Gunda in trance": /Gunda collapsed in trance, with "Crooked /Qui" propping him up, /Ti!kay holding his tongue, and another man rubbing him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Gunda in trance": /Gunda collapsed in trance, with "Crooked /Qui" propping him up, /Ti!kay holding his tongue, and another man rubbing him
2001.29.30412 "/Gunda in trance": /Gunda collapsed in trance, with "Crooked /Qui" propping him up, /Ti!kay holding his tongue, and another man rubbing him
Cho/ana
/Gunda lying on the ground in trance, with another man aiding him, /Ti!kay and another man dancing near them, with a group of women clapping and singing, sitting in a circle behind them
2001.29.16230 /Gunda lying on the ground in trance, with another man aiding him, /Ti!kay and another man dancing near them, with a group of women clapping and singing, sitting in a circle behind them
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Gunda collapsed in trance, with "Crooked /Qui" propping him up, /Ti!kay holding his tongue, and another man rubbing him
2001.29.15687 /Gunda collapsed in trance, with "Crooked /Qui" propping him up, /Ti!kay holding his tongue, and another man rubbing him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Eating: /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an egg shell
2001.29.2805 Children, Eating: /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an egg shell
Nyae Nyae Conservancy