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"Gao Medicine" sitting with /Naoka, his first wife, and Di!ai, his second wife, lying down and nursing Debe, with /Gaishay standing
"Gao Medicine" sitting with /Naoka, his first wife, and Di!ai, his second wife, lying down and nursing Debe, with /Gaishay standing
Object Number 2001.29.21984
Display Title "Gao Medicine" sitting with /Naoka, his first wife, and Di!ai, his second wife, lying down and nursing Debe, with /Gaishay standing
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Nama Pan
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
"Gao Medicine" and /Naoka (his first wife) with Debe (his youngest child by his second wife, Di!ai), and Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui"), who are getting food, with the expedition's truck in the background
2001.29.28617 "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka (his first wife) with Debe (his youngest child by his second wife, Di!ai), and Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui"), who are getting food, with the expedition's truck in the background
Nama Pan
"Gao Medicine" and /Naoka (his first wife) with Debe (his youngest child by his second wife, Di!ai), and Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui"), who are getting food, with the expedition's truck in the background
2001.29.22648 "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka (his first wife) with Debe (his youngest child by his second wife, Di!ai), and Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui"), who are getting food, with the expedition's truck in the background
Nama Pan
Group of people including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsmagao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing
2001.29.22093 Group of people including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsmagao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing
Nama Pan
"The 1955 study of groups with children": Group of Ju/'hoansi including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsamgao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31426 "The 1955 study of groups with children": Group of Ju/'hoansi including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsamgao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
/Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down with /Gaishay about to lie beside her and Di!ai nursing Debe in the background
2001.29.28219 /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down with /Gaishay about to lie beside her and Di!ai nursing Debe in the background
Nama Pan
/Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down with /Gaishay about to lie beside her and Di!ai nursing Debe in the background
2001.29.22104 /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down with /Gaishay about to lie beside her and Di!ai nursing Debe in the background
Nama Pan
//Khuga nursing Bau, and /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down, and Debe and /Gaishay sitting and holding sticks
2001.29.21962 //Khuga nursing Bau, and /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down, and Debe and /Gaishay sitting and holding sticks
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: //Khuga nursing Bau, and /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down, and Debe and /Gaishay sitting and holding sticks (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31071 [No folder title]: //Khuga nursing Bau, and /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife) lying down, and Debe and /Gaishay sitting and holding sticks (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Group of people sitting: N!ai (/Ti!kay's second wife), /Goishay (N!ai's mother), /Naoka (/Goishay's sister), Gao (/Ti!kay and his first wife /Naoka's son), and /Khoa (/Ti!kay and his first wife /Naoka's daughter)
2001.29.12520 Group of people sitting: N!ai (/Ti!kay's second wife), /Goishay (N!ai's mother), /Naoka (/Goishay's sister), Gao (/Ti!kay and his first wife /Naoka's son), and /Khoa (/Ti!kay and his first wife /Naoka's daughter)
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them
2001.29.14809 "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them
Gautscha
"Living places, shelters": "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30866 "Living places, shelters": "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of a partially constructed skerm with his family members, including /Naoka (his first wife) and ≠Toma, Di!ai is working on the skerm behind them (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"The visiting girl" sitting, !U lying down with Norna against her, Di!ai's sons /Gaishay and Debe playing with sticks, and Bau sitting with /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife)
2001.29.21959 "The visiting girl" sitting, !U lying down with Norna against her, Di!ai's sons /Gaishay and Debe playing with sticks, and Bau sitting with /Naoka (Di!ai's co-wife)
Nama Pan