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Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
Object Number 2001.29.22477
Display Title Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28492 Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
2001.29.22476 Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28491 Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of "/Qui Navel" of Band 1, showing his head shaved except for tufts left on sides, seated (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26013 Portrait of "/Qui Navel" of Band 1, showing his head shaved except for tufts left on sides, seated (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" of Band 1 sitting, showing his head shaved except for tufts left on sides
2001.29.14577 "/Qui Navel" of Band 1 sitting, showing his head shaved except for tufts left on sides
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31186 [No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.23267 Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads
Nama Pan
Ornament: Woman from Band 10 or 11 with scarification, wearing a cartridge shell and a beaded leather apron
2001.29.3106 Ornament: Woman from Band 10 or 11 with scarification, wearing a cartridge shell and a beaded leather apron
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Gasa (/Qui's wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell necklace; /Qui and another unidentified Ju/'hoan man in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25281 /Gasa (/Qui's wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell necklace; /Qui and another unidentified Ju/'hoan man in the background (print is a cropped image)
/Gam
/Gasa (/Qui's wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell necklace; /Qui and another unidentified Ju/'hoan man in the background
2001.29.25478 /Gasa (/Qui's wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell necklace; /Qui and another unidentified Ju/'hoan man in the background
/Gam
Di!ai (Xama's daughter) smoothing strung ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.28639 Di!ai (Xama's daughter) smoothing strung ostrich eggshell beads
Nama Pan
Di!ai (Xama's daughter) smoothing strung ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.22675 Di!ai (Xama's daughter) smoothing strung ostrich eggshell beads
Nama Pan