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≠Gao, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
≠Gao, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
Object Number 2001.29.26159
Display Title ≠Gao, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Should be Gao?
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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≠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)
2001.29.14835 ≠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, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
2001.29.26159.1 ≠Gao, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
Gautscha
≠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, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
2001.29.26160 ≠Gao, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
Gautscha
≠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)
2001.29.14834 ≠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, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
2001.29.26158 ≠Gao, his wife, Khwo//o-/Gasa, and their son, Gao, and ≠Gisa with her mother
Gautscha
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, including ≠Gao and ≠Toma (Gau's sons), Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), "Little N!ai," Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet") and ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and / Khwo//o-/Gasa in Band 4)
2001.29.2002 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, including ≠Gao and ≠Toma (Gau's sons), Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), "Little N!ai," Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet") and ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and / Khwo//o-/Gasa in Band 4)
Gautscha
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, including ≠Gao and ≠Toma (Gau's sons), Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), "Little N!ai," Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet") and ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and / Khwo//o-/Gasa in Band 4)
2001.29.1993 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, including ≠Gao and ≠Toma (Gau's sons), Tsamgao (≠Toma's son), "Little N!ai," Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet") and ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and / Khwo//o-/Gasa in Band 4)
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14870 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
Gautscha
"/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
2001.29.14869 "/Qui Navel" and ≠Gao working on arrows at the werft of ≠Gao (headman of Band 3, son of /Gasa and brother of Gau), sitting with /Goishay (≠Gao's wife), "/Gao Music" (brother of /Goishay) playing the //guashi, ≠Toma (≠Gao and /Goishay's son), Dam (husband of ≠Gisa), Khwo//o (mother of "/Gao Music" and /Goisha) and /Naoka (wife of "/Gao Medicine")
Gautscha
"Old ≠Toma" and /Gam sitting in front of their skerm with a group of people, including ≠Toma, Khuan//a (second wife of Gau, son of "Old /Gasa"), //Kushay (daughter of "Old ≠Toma and first wife of "Gao Helmet"), ≠Gao (son of Khwo//o-/Gasa) and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao, son of "Old ≠Toma")
2001.29.14818 "Old ≠Toma" and /Gam sitting in front of their skerm with a group of people, including ≠Toma, Khuan//a (second wife of Gau, son of "Old /Gasa"), //Kushay (daughter of "Old ≠Toma and first wife of "Gao Helmet"), ≠Gao (son of Khwo//o-/Gasa) and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao, son of "Old ≠Toma")
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30516.2 "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha