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!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Object Number 2001.29.26118
Display Title !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paper
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 12.3825 cm (4 × 4 7/8 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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!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting, with scarification on her face visible
2001.29.14784 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting, with scarification on her face visible
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
2001.29.26117 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
2001.29.14783 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
2001.29.14782 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Gautscha
!Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
2001.29.26116 !Ungka (daughter of "Old Gau" and sister of //Kushay) sitting
Gautscha
Bathing: !Ungka (//Kushay's sister, daughter of "Old Gau") washing herself with water from an Ovambo pot
2001.29.1298 Bathing: !Ungka (//Kushay's sister, daughter of "Old Gau") washing herself with water from an Ovambo pot
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1891 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of people sitting, including !Ungka (sister of //Kushay), "/Qui Navel," //Kushay holding "Little ≠Gao," and //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine," wife of Crooked /Qui)
2001.29.14800 Group of people sitting, including !Ungka (sister of //Kushay), "/Qui Navel," //Kushay holding "Little ≠Gao," and //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine," wife of Crooked /Qui)
Gautscha
Group of people sitting, including !Ungka (sister of //Kushay), "/Qui Navel," //Kushay holding "Little ≠Gao," and //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine," wife of Crooked /Qui)
2001.29.26130 Group of people sitting, including !Ungka (sister of //Kushay), "/Qui Navel," //Kushay holding "Little ≠Gao," and //Khuga (daughter of "Gao Medicine," wife of Crooked /Qui)
Gautscha
Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
2001.29.1892 Groups, Extended Family: "Gao Helmet" sitting with his family in his dwelling place, including Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), Khwo//o-/Gasa, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife, daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), //Kushay (first wife of "Gao Helmet"), "Old ≠Toma" (father of //Kushay), Zuma (daughter of /Xama and sister of "Gao Helmet"), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and his first wife), //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), and Khuan//a (daughter of //Khuga and !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
≠Gao (brother of "Old Gau") sitting next to the ashes of a fire with his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), their son, Gao, ≠Gisa, ≠Gisa's mother and Khuan//a (wife of //Ao and sister of Khwo//o-/Gasa)
2001.29.14836 ≠Gao (brother of "Old Gau") sitting next to the ashes of a fire with his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa (daughter of "Old /Gaishay"), their son, Gao, ≠Gisa, ≠Gisa's mother and Khuan//a (wife of //Ao and sister of Khwo//o-/Gasa)
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