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Gao sitting, half-figure
Object Number 2001.29.25497
Display Title Gao sitting, half-figure
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / <County> / /Gam
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.4463 × 20.32 cm (5 11/16 × 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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2001.29.25484 Gao sitting and holding a carrying net
/Gam
Gao sitting, seen from the side
2001.29.25483 Gao sitting, seen from the side
/Gam
Gao sitting with his child
2001.29.25487 Gao sitting with his child
/Gam
Gao sitting and holding his child
2001.29.25492 Gao sitting and holding his child
/Gam
Gao sitting with his child leaning on him
2001.29.25490 Gao sitting with his child leaning on him
/Gam
Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in a werft; Left to right: /Gasa (/Qui's wife and !Naishi's daughter), /Qui (Gao's brother), //Kushay (/Gasa and /Qui's daughter) holding a stick, and other unidentified people
2001.29.25453 Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in a werft; Left to right: /Gasa (/Qui's wife and !Naishi's daughter), /Qui (Gao's brother), //Kushay (/Gasa and /Qui's daughter) holding a stick, and other unidentified people
Gautscha
Gao sitting with his child
2001.29.25486 Gao sitting with his child
/Gam
/Gao sitting on rocks
2001.29.25474 /Gao sitting on rocks
/Gam
[No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in a werft; left to right: /Gasa (/Qui's wife and !Naishi's daughter), /Qui (Gao's brother), //Kushay (/Gasa and /Qui's daughter) holding a stick, and other unidentified people (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29893 [No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in a werft; left to right: /Gasa (/Qui's wife and !Naishi's daughter), /Qui (Gao's brother), //Kushay (/Gasa and /Qui's daughter) holding a stick, and other unidentified people (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: 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)
2001.29.30097 [No folder title]: 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
"Individuals I [Lorna Marshall] can't identify": Gao sitting and holding his child
2001.29.29876 "Individuals I [Lorna Marshall] can't identify": Gao sitting and holding his child
/Gam
"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