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Group of men performing a curing dance, with /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Group of men performing a curing dance, with /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Object Number 2001.29.25802
Display Title Group of men performing a curing dance, with /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Handwritten in pencil on note stapled to paper: "107-4 / 2 ?? / !Kung / ceremonial dance. A / Medicine Man / to the left / (/Ti!Kay) is / making the / entrance to / the dancing circle."
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 adhered to Paper
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 × 20.3 cm (6 1/2 × 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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Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
2001.29.25802.1 Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
2001.29.14280 Group of men performing a curing dance, including /Gam dancing in the middle and a young man dancing behind her
Gautscha
Curing dance for a sick baby at Moremi’s farm; men dancing behind the women, right to left: "/Qui Navel", /Ti!kay wearing Western clothing, //Ao, and Tsamgao (/Ti!kay's son-in-law)
2001.29.821 Curing dance for a sick baby at Moremi’s farm; men dancing behind the women, right to left: "/Qui Navel", /Ti!kay wearing Western clothing, //Ao, and Tsamgao (/Ti!kay's son-in-law)
Cho/ana
Curing dance for a sick baby at Moremi’s farm; men dancing behind the women, right to left: "/Qui Navel", /Ti!kay wearing western clothing, //Ao, and Tsamgao (/Ti!kay's son-in-law) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26294 Curing dance for a sick baby at Moremi’s farm; men dancing behind the women, right to left: "/Qui Navel", /Ti!kay wearing western clothing, //Ao, and Tsamgao (/Ti!kay's son-in-law) (print is a cropped image)
Cho/ana
Curing dance for a sick baby at Moremi’s farm; men dancing behind the women, right to left: "/Qui Navel", /Ti!kay wearing western clothing, //Ao, and Tsamgao (/Ti!kay's son-in-law) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.26294.1 Curing dance for a sick baby at Moremi’s farm; men dancing behind the women, right to left: "/Qui Navel", /Ti!kay wearing western clothing, //Ao, and Tsamgao (/Ti!kay's son-in-law) (print is a cropped image)
Cho/ana
Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman (/Gam) dancing in the center
2001.29.25799 Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman (/Gam) dancing in the center
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman ("Old /Gam") dancing in the center
2001.29.14277 Group of men performing a curing dance, with an elderly woman ("Old /Gam") dancing in the center
Gautscha
Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay holding "Crooked /Qui's" arms, "Old Di//khao" dancing behind !Naishi and //Ao dancing strongly
2001.29.1616 Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with /Ti!kay holding "Crooked /Qui's" arms, "Old Di//khao" dancing behind !Naishi and //Ao dancing strongly
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: /Gam leading the men dancing through a circle of women at a daytime dance, with the man behind her holding a wildebeest tail (which men often carry in a dance) over her head (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1588 Dance: /Gam leading the men dancing through a circle of women at a daytime dance, with the man behind her holding a wildebeest tail (which men often carry in a dance) over her head (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
2001.29.25801 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Gautscha
Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
2001.29.14279 Group of men performing a curing dance around seated women, including /Gam and a medicine man holding another who is in trance
Gautscha
"Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30501 "Daytime dance at Gautscha": "Old /Gam" dancing and a medicine man (right) holding the arms of another who is in trance and leading him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha