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Image Not Available for /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her
/Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her
Image Not Available for /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her
Object Number 2001.29.23108
Display Title /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
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]: /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31987.2 [No folder title]: /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31987.1 [No folder title]: /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31987 [No folder title]: /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying an ostrich egg into a pot, with child sitting on somebody's back behind her (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for /Naoka (first wife of "Gao Medicine") emptying contents from an ostrich eggshell into a pot, with a child sitting on somebody's back behind her
2001.29.23107 /Naoka (first wife of "Gao Medicine") emptying contents from an ostrich eggshell into a pot, with a child sitting on somebody's back behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying contents from an ostrich eggshell into a pot, with a child sitting on somebody's back behind her
2001.29.28916 /Naoka, first wife of "Gao Medicine," emptying contents from an ostrich eggshell into a pot, with a child sitting on somebody's back behind her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Food, Cooking: /Naoka (first wife of "Gao Medicine") cooking ostrich eggs in an Ovambo pot (half of stereo 2001.29.31906)
2001.29.1650 Food, Cooking: /Naoka (first wife of "Gao Medicine") cooking ostrich eggs in an Ovambo pot (half of stereo 2001.29.31906)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for /Naoka (first wife of "Gao Medicine") cooking ostrich eggs in an Ovambo pot (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31906 /Naoka (first wife of "Gao Medicine") cooking ostrich eggs in an Ovambo pot (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Portraits: /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell bead headdress
2001.29.3135 Portraits: /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell bead headdress
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Portraits: /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell bead headdress
2001.29.3134 Portraits: /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife) wearing an ostrich eggshell bead headdress
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including Khuan//a ("Gao Medicine's" sister) wearing copper rings in her hair, //Khuga with her hand to her face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife)
2001.29.3063 Groups, "Nuclear Family": Group of people sitting by "/Gao Music's" skerm, including Khuan//a ("Gao Medicine's" sister) wearing copper rings in her hair, //Khuga with her hand to her face and /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Group of people including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsmagao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing
2001.29.22093 Group of people including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsmagao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for "The 1955 study of groups with children": Group of Ju/'hoansi including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsamgao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31426 "The 1955 study of groups with children": Group of Ju/'hoansi including "≠Gao Lame" seated on a log and /Naoka, Gao Medicine's first wife, lying in the foreground, and left to right: /Naoka, mother of !U, Di!ai, with Debe in her lap, /Gaishay standing next to Tsamgao, and !U with !Ungka Norna in her lap, nursing (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan