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[No folder title]: Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao
[No folder title]: Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao
Object Number 2001.29.29913
Display Title [No folder title]: Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "#2 / 2 1/2" wide & / approx. 2 5/8" [?] / Africa - [crossed out: Dec 1960] / 8627/24 / sharing / 44-6"; stamped on photograph (verso): "Please return / to / L. K. Marshall / 4 Bryant St. / Cambridge, Mass."
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
Dimensions Overall: 17.78 × 12.065 cm (7 × 4 3/4 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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
[No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao
2001.29.29913.1 [No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29913.3 [No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29913.2 [No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband, //Ao (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, his sister Khuan//a, and her husband //Ao (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30112 [No folder title]: Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, his sister Khuan//a, and her husband //Ao (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30152 [No folder title]: Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, his sister Khuan//a, and her husband //Ao
2001.29.14036 Group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, his sister Khuan//a, and her husband //Ao
Gautscha
Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting
2001.29.14033 Large group of people sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft, including his father, Khuan//a (his sister) and her husband //Ao, and members of Band 4 ("Old /Gaishay's" band) visiting
Gautscha
Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of their skerm, including his son ≠Toma (by his first wife), his son !Naishi, Be (his first wife), Gau, Khuan//a (his second wife), their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son by a first husband), and ≠Gao (son of Be and Bau)
2001.29.25692 Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of their skerm, including his son ≠Toma (by his first wife), his son !Naishi, Be (his first wife), Gau, Khuan//a (his second wife), their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son by a first husband), and ≠Gao (son of Be and Bau)
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
"Move": 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)
2001.29.30765 "Move": 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
"Meat sharing": "Old ≠Toma" cutting a quarter of meat, his share in a distribution of meat, with other people sitting near him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30728 "Meat sharing": "Old ≠Toma" cutting a quarter of meat, his share in a distribution of meat, with other people sitting near him (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Khuan//a (52) wi of Gau (47), Band 2": Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) sitting on the ground with her chin in her hand and holding an unidentified child against her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30025.1 "Khuan//a (52) wi of Gau (47), Band 2": Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) sitting on the ground with her chin in her hand and holding an unidentified child against her (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy