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"Band 1, Old Gau (11)": "Old Gau," of Band 1, portrait (print is a cropped image)
"Band 1, Old Gau (11)": "Old Gau," of Band 1, portrait (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.29996.1
Display Title "Band 1, Old Gau (11)": "Old Gau," of Band 1, portrait (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: 25.4001 × 20.32 cm (10 × 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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"Band 1, Old Gau (11)": "Old Gau," of Band 1, portrait (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29996 "Band 1, Old Gau (11)": "Old Gau," of Band 1, portrait (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Old Gau" of Band 1, portrait (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30125 [No folder title]: "Old Gau" of Band 1, portrait (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30863 "Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30862 "Living places, shelters": Group of people sitting in front of the skerm of Gau of Band 2, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of men sitting and working around a heap of ashes, including "Old Gau" (Band 1), ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa, and brother of "Old Gau," /Gaishay, unidentified man, and "/Qui Navel" (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25626 Group of men sitting and working around a heap of ashes, including "Old Gau" (Band 1), ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa, and brother of "Old Gau," /Gaishay, unidentified man, and "/Qui Navel" (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Groups [of] men: Group of men sitting around a fire, talking and working, including "Old Gau" (Band 1), ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa and brother of "Old Gau"), /Gaishay, and "Qui /Navel" (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29984 Groups [of] men: Group of men sitting around a fire, talking and working, including "Old Gau" (Band 1), ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa and brother of "Old Gau"), /Gaishay, and "Qui /Navel" (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Groups [of] men: Group of men sitting around a fire, talking and working, including "Old Gau" (Band 1), ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa and brother of "Old Gau"), /Gaishay, and "Qui /Navel" (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29983 Groups [of] men: Group of men sitting around a fire, talking and working, including "Old Gau" (Band 1), ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa and brother of "Old Gau"), /Gaishay, and "Qui /Navel" (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Digging for roots: Group of people sitting in front of Gau's (of Band 2) skerm, including /Gasa, //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30209 Digging for roots: Group of people sitting in front of Gau's (of Band 2) skerm, including /Gasa, //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), a woman stringing beads, "Little /Qui," and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Band 2, the group visiting /Qui Hunter": Group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), "Little /Qui" and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30029 "Band 2, the group visiting /Qui Hunter": Group of people sitting in front of a skerm, including "Old /Gasa," //Khuga (wife of /Naishi), "Little /Qui" and "Old Gau" from Band 1 (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Some of the women of Band 11, visiting Gautscha, sitting in their werft with "Old ≠Toma," including /Naoka (/Ti!kay's wife), and Khuan//a (Gau's wife) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25638 Some of the women of Band 11, visiting Gautscha, sitting in their werft with "Old ≠Toma," including /Naoka (/Ti!kay's wife), and Khuan//a (Gau's wife) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Old ≠Toma" of Band 2, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa, brother of "Old Gau") of Band 4, "Old /Gaishay" of Band 3 and "/Qui Navel" of Band 1 sitting with "Old Gau" around the ashes of his fire
2001.29.26018 "Old ≠Toma" of Band 2, ≠Gao (husband of Khwo//o-/Gasa, brother of "Old Gau") of Band 4, "Old /Gaishay" of Band 3 and "/Qui Navel" of Band 1 sitting with "Old Gau" around the ashes of his fire
Gautscha
"Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including Gao (son of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa of Band 4) and /Gishay (son of "Old Gau," Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31312.1 "Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including Gao (son of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa of Band 4) and /Gishay (son of "Old Gau," Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha