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//Ao and !Naishi building a //guashi, with !Naishi holding the //guashi, //Ao lying on his stomach, talking
//Ao and !Naishi building a //guashi, with !Naishi holding the //guashi, //Ao lying on his stomach, talking
Object Number 2001.29.17343
Display Title //Ao and !Naishi building a //guashi, with !Naishi holding the //guashi, //Ao lying on his stomach, talking
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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//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with !Naishi holding an axe, man sitting in a tree in the background
2001.29.17293 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with !Naishi holding an axe, man sitting in a tree in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi lying down, playing a //guashi he has just built with //Ao
2001.29.17338 !Naishi lying down, playing a //guashi he has just built with //Ao
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao fitting the sounding board and the hollowed log together, !Naishi holding a knife
2001.29.17335 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao fitting the sounding board and the hollowed log together, !Naishi holding a knife
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi
2001.29.17294 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao chopping a log with his axe and !Naishi peeling the bark off another log with his adze
2001.29.17292 //Ao and !Naishi making a //guashi, with //Ao chopping a log with his axe and !Naishi peeling the bark off another log with his adze
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
2001.29.3093 Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
2001.29.3094 Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
!Naishi and //Ao making a //guashi, with //Ao carving a hollowed log, !Naishi carving the sounding board
2001.29.17334 !Naishi and //Ao making a //guashi, with //Ao carving a hollowed log, !Naishi carving the sounding board
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
2001.29.3095 Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother) and "Old Demi" lying down
2001.29.3092 Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother) and "Old Demi" lying down
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
2001.29.3098 Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
2001.29.3099 Music: "/Gao Music" playing a //guashi, sitting with a group of men including //Ao, !Naishi (his brother), Tsamgao and "Old Demi" lying down
Nyae Nyae Conservancy