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Object Number 2001.29.25538
Display Title ≠Gao of Band 10 making arrows (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Artist Anneliese Scherz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Dimensions Overall: 20.6375 × 16.8275 cm (8 1/8 × 6 5/8 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 making arrows (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25541 ≠Gao making arrows (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao making arrows (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25542 ≠Gao making arrows (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) and Gao working on a large kaross with their hands (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30390 [No folder title]: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) and Gao working on a large kaross with their hands (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) and Gao working on a large kaross with their hands (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30388 [No folder title]: ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) and Gao working on a large kaross with their hands (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Scraping hides, working on hides": Group of men working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3), including !Naishi (brother of /Goishay) using sinew to bind the end of an arrow shaft, "/Gao Music" playing the //guashi, and "/Qui Navel" putting poison on an arrow shaft (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30396 "Scraping hides, working on hides": Group of men working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3), including !Naishi (brother of /Goishay) using sinew to bind the end of an arrow shaft, "/Gao Music" playing the //guashi, and "/Qui Navel" putting poison on an arrow shaft (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao of Band 10 making arrows
2001.29.13864 ≠Gao of Band 10 making arrows
Gautscha
Groups [of] men: "/Qui Navel" making arrows by a fire and an unidentified person and "Old Gau" sitting to the right, watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29981 Groups [of] men: "/Qui Navel" making arrows by a fire and an unidentified person and "Old Gau" sitting to the right, watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" making arrows by a fire and an unidentified person and "Old Gau" seated to the right watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25560 "/Qui Navel" making arrows by a fire and an unidentified person and "Old Gau" seated to the right watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "/Gao Music" putting poison on his arrows (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30059 [No folder title]: "/Gao Music" putting poison on his arrows (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Mongolian spot": Bau (wife of ≠Gao, leader of Band 10) sitting and holding her daughter !Ungka (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30768 "Mongolian spot": Bau (wife of ≠Gao, leader of Band 10) sitting and holding her daughter !Ungka (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Oracle disk": /Gaishay and ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) sitting and observing the oracle disk throwing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30773 "Oracle disk": /Gaishay and ≠Gao (leader of Band 10) sitting and observing the oracle disk throwing (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man sitting and resting his leg on a stone, possibly Gao of Band 10 or //Ao (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25653 Man sitting and resting his leg on a stone, possibly Gao of Band 10 or //Ao (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha