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Portrait of /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao of Band 3 and daughter of Khwo//o)
Portrait of /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao of Band 3 and daughter of Khwo//o)
Object Number 2001.29.22571
Display Title Portrait of /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao of Band 3 and daughter of Khwo//o)
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
Band 3: Portrait of /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao of Band 3 and daughter of Khwo//o) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29990 Band 3: Portrait of /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao of Band 3 and daughter of Khwo//o) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Back of /Goishay's (wife of ≠Gao and daughter of Khwo//o) head with ornaments and safety-pin earrings
2001.29.22570 Back of /Goishay's (wife of ≠Gao and daughter of Khwo//o) head with ornaments and safety-pin earrings
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Back of /Goishay's (wife of ≠Gao and daughter of Khwo//o) head with ornaments and safety-pin earrings
2001.29.28558 Back of /Goishay's (wife of ≠Gao and daughter of Khwo//o) head with ornaments and safety-pin earrings
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1891 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1892 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: Khwo//o (mother of "Gao Medicine") lying down, with her daughter, /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3) and other women sitting next to her
2001.29.3035 Groups, Extended Family: Khwo//o (mother of "Gao Medicine") lying down, with her daughter, /Goishay (wife of ≠Gao, headman of Band 3) and other women sitting next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14870 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14869 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
Gautscha
"Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30022 "Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha), /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine") and !Naishi (brother of /Goishay and "/Gao Music")
2001.29.14871 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha), /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine") and !Naishi (brother of /Goishay and "/Gao Music")
Gautscha
"Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30765 "Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his extended family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi) and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.3038 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his extended family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi) and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy