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Wife of Gao, brother of Gau, holding her little boy
Wife of Gao, brother of Gau, holding her little boy
Object Number 2001.29.26177
Display Title Wife of Gao, brother of Gau, holding her little boy
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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Wife of Gao (brother of Gau) sitting, holding her little boy
2001.29.14858 Wife of Gao (brother of Gau) sitting, holding her little boy
Gautscha
Wife of Gao, brother of Gau, holding her little boy
2001.29.26176 Wife of Gao, brother of Gau, holding her little boy
Gautscha
Wife of Gao (brother of Gau) sitting, holding her little boy
2001.29.14857 Wife of Gao (brother of Gau) sitting, holding her little boy
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29273 [No folder title]: Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
2001.29.685 Tsamgao, /Gunda, "≠Gao Lame" (headman of Band 1), unidentified man, ≠Gao (son of Gau), Gau (husband of Be and Khuan//a), and !Naishi (with headband) sitting in the back row; and ≠Nisa (wife of //Ao) with her baby, unidentified girl, unidentified woman (possibly from / /Ti!kay's group), unidentified child, "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and //Kushay (behind "Little ≠Gao") sitting in the front
Gautscha
"Living places, shelters": //Kushay (wife of "/Qui Navel") standing, with "Little ≠Gao" holding on to her back, !Ungka sitting on the ground using her digging stick to dig a hole for a branch of a skerm frame (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30865 "Living places, shelters": //Kushay (wife of "/Qui Navel") standing, with "Little ≠Gao" holding on to her back, !Ungka sitting on the ground using her digging stick to dig a hole for a branch of a skerm frame (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
2001.29.26156 "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
Gautscha
//Kushay (wife of "/Qui Navel") standing, with "Little ≠Gao" holding on to her back, !Ungka sitting on the ground using her digging stick to dig a hole for a branch of a skerm frame
2001.29.14802 //Kushay (wife of "/Qui Navel") standing, with "Little ≠Gao" holding on to her back, !Ungka sitting on the ground using her digging stick to dig a hole for a branch of a skerm frame
Gautscha
Group sitting in a werft by a fire; left to right: "Old /Gasa," Dam ("Old /Gasa's" son-in-law; ≠Gisa's husband) playing a //guashi, an unidentified girl kneeling next to him, a woman, mostly likely /Goishay, and ≠Gao ("Old /Gasa's" son; Gau's brother) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28860 Group sitting in a werft by a fire; left to right: "Old /Gasa," Dam ("Old /Gasa's" son-in-law; ≠Gisa's husband) playing a //guashi, an unidentified girl kneeling next to him, a woman, mostly likely /Goishay, and ≠Gao ("Old /Gasa's" son; Gau's brother) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Group of Band 2 Khuan//a #52 //Kushay II #32": Group of Ju/'hoansi seated including Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) sitting and playing the //guashi with her child seated on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29972 "Group of Band 2 Khuan//a #52 //Kushay II #32": Group of Ju/'hoansi seated including Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) sitting and playing the //guashi with her child seated on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
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 Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
2001.29.14832 "/Qui Hunter" of Band 2 sitting in front of a skerm with his wife, /Naoka, holding her baby girl, /Khoa, and a group of people including Dam (husband of ≠Gisa, /Naoka's sister), Be (wife of Gau) with her son, and "Gao Scarf"
Gautscha