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Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying
Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying
Object Number 2001.29.21831
Display Title Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / <County> / /Gam
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
[No folder title]: Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30040 [No folder title]: Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying (print is a cropped image)
/Gam
[No folder title]: Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30040.1 [No folder title]: Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and her child sitting next to her crying (print is a cropped image)
/Gam
Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and Daniel Blitz watching her; Di!ai's child is crying
2001.29.17588 Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and Daniel Blitz watching her; Di!ai's child is crying
/Gam
Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and Daniel Blitz watching her
2001.29.17587 Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and Daniel Blitz watching her
/Gam
Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and Daniel Blitz watching her
2001.29.27998 Di!ai preparing wood for a fire, and Daniel Blitz watching her
/Gam
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
Di!ai lying with Debe beside her, crying
2001.29.22102 Di!ai lying with Debe beside her, crying
Nama Pan
Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing and leaning over next to her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting near her
2001.29.1656 Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing and leaning over next to her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting near her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Di!ai standing with her mother /Naoka, holding Debe on her shoulder and carrying /Gaishay on her back in her kaross
2001.29.21958 Di!ai standing with her mother /Naoka, holding Debe on her shoulder and carrying /Gaishay on her back in her kaross
Nama Pan
/Naoka, Di!ai's mother, and Di!ai with her two sons, Debe and /Gaishay, seated close together
2001.29.22095 /Naoka, Di!ai's mother, and Di!ai with her two sons, Debe and /Gaishay, seated close together
Nama Pan
Di!ai sitting with her two youngest children, /Gaishay (left) and Debe (right), and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas' legs
2001.29.21865 Di!ai sitting with her two youngest children, /Gaishay (left) and Debe (right), and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas' legs
/Gam
Di!ai and !U sitting with Norna and Debe standing next to them; Norna has her head in a bowl
2001.29.22046 Di!ai and !U sitting with Norna and Debe standing next to them; Norna has her head in a bowl
Nama Pan