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"Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai
"Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai
Object Number 2001.29.23043
Display Title "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai
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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"Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai
2001.29.23044 "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31172.1 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31172 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28886 "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai
2001.29.23041 "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand while John Marshall films him
2001.29.23040 Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand while John Marshall films him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand
2001.29.23039 Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai
2001.29.23038 "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" after throwing an assegai while John Marshall films him
2001.29.23042 "Gao Medicine" after throwing an assegai while John Marshall films him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31171 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men and boys, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game)
2001.29.13936 Group of men and boys, including "Gao Medicine," "Old Naishi" (headman of Band 5), and "≠Gao Lame" (standing) playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game)
Gautscha
"Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": "Gao Medicine" playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game) with a group of men and boys, close-up (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31315 "Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": "Gao Medicine" playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game) with a group of men and boys, close-up (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha