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≠Gao squatting with his daughter beside a fire and in front of a skerm (photograph is a cropped image)
≠Gao squatting with his daughter beside a fire and in front of a skerm (photograph is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.25420.1
Display Title ≠Gao squatting with his daughter beside a fire and in front of a skerm (photograph is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Handwritten on photograph (verso): "1952-3 (Leica) / #IX-35"; Stamped on photograph (verso): "Anneliese Scherz - Windhoek / Box 180"
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Artist Anneliese Scherz
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 11.5888 cm (6 × 4 9/16 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 squatting with his daughter beside a fire and in front of a skerm
2001.29.25420 ≠Gao squatting with his daughter beside a fire and in front of a skerm
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30526.1 "Waterhole / Gwia": !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) with her daughter, Sa≠gai, sitting on her knees drinking from an ostrich eggshell; Tsamgao (Bau's husband) sitting beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
!Ungka (≠Toma's sister) and her daughter, Sa≠gai, who is playing with a mortar and pestle (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25544 !Ungka (≠Toma's sister) and her daughter, Sa≠gai, who is playing with a mortar and pestle (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Norna with groups": Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31384.1 "Norna with groups": Five girls sitting in a row beside N!ai's wedding skerm, including N!ai, ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Nama (daughter of "Geo Helmet" of Band 2) and ≠Nisa (wife of "/Gao Music" in Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30765 "Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"//Kushay II #32, 2nd wife of Gao #28": //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) and Xama (her little daughter) playing with the mortar, sitting beside their skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29929 "//Kushay II #32, 2nd wife of Gao #28": //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) and Xama (her little daughter) playing with the mortar, sitting beside their skerm (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
"Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30765.1 "Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30022 "Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" making a fire, with ≠Gao twirling the "male" stick in the notch of the "female" stick, steadying it with his digging stick and his foot (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30274 [No folder title]: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" making a fire, with ≠Gao twirling the "male" stick in the notch of the "female" stick, steadying it with his digging stick and his foot (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man carrying large load of wood, seen from the side
2001.29.25407.1 Man carrying large load of wood, seen from the side
Gautscha
Bo sitting and looking at his daughter Be, who is standing next to him holding a stick (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25701.1 Bo sitting and looking at his daughter Be, who is standing next to him holding a stick (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha