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"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Object Number 2001.29.19218
Display Title "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
2001.29.19219 "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Gautscha
"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
2001.29.19217 "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist
Gautscha
"Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.13697 "Little N!ai," standing, and wearing a leather apron around her neck and waist (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
2001.29.3059 Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
N!ai (/Qui's wife) sitting, with N/aoka (her daughter) standing next to her, wearing a kaross
2001.29.12005 N!ai (/Qui's wife) sitting, with N/aoka (her daughter) standing next to her, wearing a kaross
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi
2001.29.30516.4 "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30517 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
2001.29.15527 N!ai wearing a kaross wrapped around her, washing clothes at the edge of a pan, with her digging stick on the ground next to her, view from behind
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai wearing an undergarment, standing and being anointed with fat and tsi by Di!ai the morning after her wedding
2001.29.3077 Marriage: N!ai wearing an undergarment, standing and being anointed with fat and tsi by Di!ai the morning after her wedding
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups: //Kushay sitting, resting her legs on a stamping bowl, with "Little ≠Gao" standing and N!ai sitting next to her
2001.29.1876 Groups: //Kushay sitting, resting her legs on a stamping bowl, with "Little ≠Gao" standing and N!ai sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men performing a social dance around a group of women standing (including N/aoku, Khan//a, N//aba wife of //Hao/õ from Werft 2, Dadum wearing a hat, Tomku wearing a belt, and /Oβa wearing a red apron), view from behind
2001.29.8515 Group of men performing a social dance around a group of women standing (including N/aoku, Khan//a, N//aba wife of //Hao/õ from Werft 2, Dadum wearing a hat, Tomku wearing a belt, and /Oβa wearing a red apron), view from behind
!Go Tsao
Group of men performing a social dance around a group of women standing (including N/aoku, Khan//a, N//aba wife of //Hao/õ from Werft 2, Dadum wearing a hat, Tomku wearing a belt, and /Oβa wearing a red apron), view from behind
2001.29.8516 Group of men performing a social dance around a group of women standing (including N/aoku, Khan//a, N//aba wife of //Hao/õ from Werft 2, Dadum wearing a hat, Tomku wearing a belt, and /Oβa wearing a red apron), view from behind
!Go Tsao