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Image Not Available for Portrait of N!ai adorned with ornaments
Portrait of N!ai adorned with ornaments
Image Not Available for Portrait of N!ai adorned with ornaments
Object Number 2001.29.22460
Display Title Portrait of N!ai adorned with ornaments
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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 [No folder title]: Portrait of N!ai adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31092 [No folder title]: Portrait of N!ai adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male
2001.29.22461 N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for "Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29925 "Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Close-up of ornaments hanging over N!ai's forehead
2001.29.22462 Close-up of ornaments hanging over N!ai's forehead
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31093.1 [No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31093 [No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Close-up of ornaments hanging over N!ai's forehead
2001.29.630 Close-up of ornaments hanging over N!ai's forehead
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments
2001.29.22466 N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for "N!ai in groups": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31196 "N!ai in groups": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for "N!ai in groups": N!ai playing a //guashi, with a large group sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31197 "N!ai in groups": N!ai playing a //guashi, with a large group sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft
(print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for "Music": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30739 "Music": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Portrait of N!ai in profile
2001.29.25942 Portrait of N!ai in profile
Gautscha