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Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back
Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back
Object Number 2001.29.23276
Display Title Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back
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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Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29059 Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29067 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back, sitting next to a fire with the sons of Gau and Be
2001.29.14545 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back, sitting next to a fire with the sons of Gau and Be
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.26003 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.14544 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.14543 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
2001.29.26002 Khuan//a (wife of Gau in Band 2) nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (daughter of //Ao and ≠Nisa) tied to her back
Gautscha
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting and smoking a pipe, holding her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
2001.29.2831 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting and smoking a pipe, holding her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting with two other people next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
2001.29.2830 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting with two other people next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son
2001.29.23285 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
2001.29.2833 Children, Mother and children: Khuan//a (wife of Gau) sitting next to a skerm, nursing her son, /Qui, with Khuan//a (≠Nisa's daughter) tied in her kaross
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Khuan//a with her son, ≠Toma, tied in her kaross, wearing dance rattles
2001.29.22848 Khuan//a with her son, ≠Toma, tied in her kaross, wearing dance rattles
Nyae Nyae Conservancy