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"Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying
"Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying
Object Number 2001.29.22001
Display Title "Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying
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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"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31305 "Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
"Gao Medicine" sitting, with Debe on his shoulder crying
2001.29.22002 "Gao Medicine" sitting, with Debe on his shoulder crying
Nama Pan
"Gao Medicine" sitting, with Debe on his shoulder crying
2001.29.28131 "Gao Medicine" sitting, with Debe on his shoulder crying
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
Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing, along with Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui") handing Debe (Di!ai's son) the mealies on the spoon
2001.29.22650 Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing, along with Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui") handing Debe (Di!ai's son) the mealies on the spoon
Nama Pan
Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing, along with Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui") handing Debe (Di!ai's son) the mealies on the spoon
2001.29.28619 Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing, along with Bau (daughter of //Khuga and "Crooked /Qui") handing Debe (Di!ai's son) the mealies on the spoon
Nama Pan
"Gao Medicine," Di!ai and !U sitting beside a pot, Norna leaning against her mother, and Debe standing and holding a knife
2001.29.22039 "Gao Medicine," Di!ai and !U sitting beside a pot, Norna leaning against her mother, and Debe standing and holding a knife
Nama Pan
Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife)
2001.29.19498 Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife)
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" sitting with /Naoka, his first wife, and Di!ai, his second wife, lying down and nursing Debe, with /Gaishay standing
2001.29.21984 "Gao Medicine" sitting with /Naoka, his first wife, and Di!ai, his second wife, lying down and nursing Debe, with /Gaishay standing
Nama Pan
"Gao Medicine," Di!ai and !U sitting beside a pot, Norna leaning against her mother, and Debe standing and holding a knife
2001.29.28166 "Gao Medicine," Di!ai and !U sitting beside a pot, Norna leaning against her mother, and Debe standing and holding a knife
Nama Pan
Seated group including !Ungka Norna holding !U and left to right, back row: Kernel Ledimo and Lorna Marshall seated in chairs, /Naoka (!U's mother), an unidentified woman, Kwho//o ("/Gao Music's" mother), Xama ("Gao Beard's" mother), //Khuga ("Gao Medicine's" daughter), three unidentified women; left to right, front: Di!ai, Debe, possibly Tsamgao, and Bau standing beside her father, Crooked /Qui
2001.29.22705 Seated group including !Ungka Norna holding !U and left to right, back row: Kernel Ledimo and Lorna Marshall seated in chairs, /Naoka (!U's mother), an unidentified woman, Kwho//o ("/Gao Music's" mother), Xama ("Gao Beard's" mother), //Khuga ("Gao Medicine's" daughter), three unidentified women; left to right, front: Di!ai, Debe, possibly Tsamgao, and Bau standing beside her father, Crooked /Qui
Nyae Nyae Conservancy