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//Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot
//Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot
Object Number 2001.29.22164
Display Title //Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot
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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//Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot
2001.29.28269 //Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: //Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29886 [No folder title]: //Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire while "Old Gau" stirs the pot (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
//Kushay, "Old Gau," !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire and "Little ≠Gao" drinking from a bowl
2001.29.22165 //Kushay, "Old Gau," !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire and "Little ≠Gao" drinking from a bowl
Nama Pan
//Kushay, "Old Gau," !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire and "Little ≠Gao" drinking from a bowl
2001.29.28270 //Kushay, "Old Gau," !Ungka, and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire and "Little ≠Gao" drinking from a bowl
Nama Pan
//Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, "Old Gau", and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire
2001.29.28268 //Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, "Old Gau", and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire
Nama Pan
//Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, "Old Gau", and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire
2001.29.22163 //Kushay, "Little ≠Gao", !Ungka, "Old Gau", and other unidentified people seated around a pot on a fire
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29273 [No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
2001.29.685 Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
Gautscha
Bathing: !Ungka (//Kushay's sister, daughter of "Old Gau") washing herself with water from an Ovambo pot
2001.29.1298 Bathing: !Ungka (//Kushay's sister, daughter of "Old Gau") washing herself with water from an Ovambo pot
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Ceremony, Choa [Haircutting]: !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau") and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) putting tsi in a pot to boil on the fire for a haircutting ceremony for !Ungka Norna, with Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), Sa≠gai (!Ungka's daughter)
2001.29.1341 Ceremony, Choa [Haircutting]: !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau") and !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) putting tsi in a pot to boil on the fire for a haircutting ceremony for !Ungka Norna, with Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), Sa≠gai (!Ungka's daughter)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: !Naishi, "Old Gau" (father of //Kushay and !Ungka), and "≠Gao Helmet" sitting in back row; and !Naishi, and /Gasa (wife of /Qui) sitting in front row (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29274 [No folder title]: !Naishi, "Old Gau" (father of //Kushay and !Ungka), and "≠Gao Helmet" sitting in back row; and !Naishi, and /Gasa (wife of /Qui) sitting in front row (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
2001.29.26117 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Gautscha