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"N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
"N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.29915
Display Title "N!ai the morning after her wedding anointed by her mother with cooked and pounded tsi": Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
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: 20.32 × 25.4001 cm (8 × 10 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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Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before
2001.29.14581 Di!ai anointing "Little N!ai" with tsi in the early morning after her wedding of the night before
Gautscha
Marriage: N!ai wearing an undergarment, standing and being anointed with fat and tsi by Di!ai the morning after her wedding
2001.29.3077 Marriage: N!ai wearing an undergarment, standing and being anointed with fat and tsi by Di!ai the morning after her wedding
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
2001.29.3059 Groups, "Nuclear Family": N!ai, the morning after her wedding, standing in front of her skerm, with her mother Di!ai preparing tsi to wash her ceremonially, /Gaishay (Di!ai's son) and a little girl next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by their fire in front of a skerm the afternoon after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich eggshells on the ground next to her
2001.29.3021 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by their fire in front of a skerm the afternoon after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich eggshells on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by the fire in front of their skerm, after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich egg shells on the ground next to her
2001.29.3072 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting by the fire in front of their skerm, after their wedding, with N!ai's three ostrich egg shells on the ground next to her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
2001.29.13040.1 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
2001.29.13040 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, with N!ai's ostrich egg shells and a digging stick on the ground next to her (copy of slide 7D-71)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, close-up showing fire, mangetti or tsi nuts, and a piece of meat cooking
2001.29.2005 Marriage: N!ai and /Gunda sitting with guests in front of their skerm the day after their wedding, close-up showing fire, mangetti or tsi nuts, and a piece of meat cooking
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
"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
2001.29.30516.3 "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
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//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 "N!ai and /Gunda": "Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//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
"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)
2001.29.30516.1 "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