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Image Not Available for "Gao Medicine" throwing oracle disks, his son /Gaishay watching and other unidentified people
"Gao Medicine" throwing oracle disks, his son /Gaishay watching and other unidentified people
Image Not Available for "Gao Medicine" throwing oracle disks, his son /Gaishay watching and other unidentified people
Object Number 2001.29.22193
Display Title "Gao Medicine" throwing oracle disks, his son /Gaishay watching and other unidentified people
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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Image Not Available for "Gao Medicine" throwing oracle disks, his son /Gaishay watching and other unidentified people
2001.29.28296 "Gao Medicine" throwing oracle disks, his son /Gaishay watching and other unidentified people
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with other people watching him
2001.29.5942 Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with other people watching him
Gautscha
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2001.29.13600 "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of his skerm and next to his possessions, including rattles, oracle disks, an Ovambo pot, ostrich egg shells, quiver, and cord
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" sitting in front of his skerm and next to his possessions, including rattles, oracle disks, an Ovambo pot, ostrich egg shells, quiver, and cord
2001.29.706 "Gao Medicine" sitting in front of his skerm and next to his possessions, including rattles, oracle disks, an Ovambo pot, ostrich egg shells, quiver, and cord
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with Lorna Marshall taking notes and a group of people watching them
2001.29.5945 Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with Lorna Marshall taking notes and a group of people watching them
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with Lorna Marshall taking notes and a group of people watching them
2001.29.5944 Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with Lorna Marshall taking notes and a group of people watching them
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with a group of people watching him
2001.29.5941 Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with a group of people watching him
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with Lorna Marshall taking notes and a group of people watching them
2001.29.5946 Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle disks, with Lorna Marshall taking notes and a group of people watching them
Gautscha
Image Not Available for "Oracle disk": Man throwing oracle disks, and a group of men sitting and watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30774 "Oracle disk": Man throwing oracle disks, and a group of men sitting and watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for "Oracle disk": Man throwing oracle disks, and a group of men sitting and watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30774.1 "Oracle disk": Man throwing oracle disks, and a group of men sitting and watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle discs, with Lorna Marshall, Kernel Ledimo, and other people watching
2001.29.779 Oracle Disk: Man throwing oracle discs, with Lorna Marshall, Kernel Ledimo, and other people watching
Gautscha
Image Not Available for "Oracle disk": Group of people throwing and reading oracle disks, including "Gao Hunchback" and ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30771.1 "Oracle disk": Group of people throwing and reading oracle disks, including "Gao Hunchback" and ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha