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Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background
Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background
Object Number 2001.29.22874
Display Title Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Artist Daniel Blitz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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
[No folder title]: Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31145.1 [No folder title]: Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31145 [No folder title]: Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31145.2 [No folder title]: Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28789 Debe holding Bau's arms as she drinks from an ostrich eggshell held by /Gaishay while an unidentified, young woman steadies them; unidentified women sit in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: /Gaishay and an unidentified, young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches and another hand steadies Debe; other unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31252 [No folder title]: /Gaishay and an unidentified, young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches and another hand steadies Debe; other unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: /Gaishay and an unidentified, young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches and another hand steadies Debe; other unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31252.1 [No folder title]: /Gaishay and an unidentified, young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches and another hand steadies Debe; other unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Gaishay and a young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches and another hand steadies Debe; other people in the background
2001.29.22873 /Gaishay and a young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches and another hand steadies Debe; other people in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: /Gaishay and an unidentified, young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches; other unidentified women and children sitting in the werft (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31144 [No folder title]: /Gaishay and an unidentified, young woman helping Debe drink from an ostrich eggshell while Bau watches; other unidentified women and children sitting in the werft (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
/Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an ostrich eggshell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31892 /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an ostrich eggshell (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, with a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an eggshell
2001.29.25775 /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, with a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an eggshell
Gautscha
/Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, with a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an eggshell
2001.29.14245 /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, with a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an eggshell
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30530 "Waterhole / Gwia": /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from a shell (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha