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[No folder title]: "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
[No folder title]: "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30136
Display Title [No folder title]: "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (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
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 × 16.51 cm (8 × 6 1/2 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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"Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30308 "Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30308.1 "Spring hare prodder": "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him
2001.29.14450 "Old Gau" holding a spring-hare hook, with a boy standing next to him
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Old Gau" with his bow and arrows, and quiver on the ground in front of him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30296 [No folder title]: "Old Gau" with his bow and arrows, and quiver on the ground in front of him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Spring Hare: "Old Gau" wearing white beads, standing and holding a springhare prodder
2001.29.2181 Spring Hare: "Old Gau" wearing white beads, standing and holding a springhare prodder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30885 [No folder title]: Group of Ju/'hoansi telling stories including "Lame ≠Gao" seen from behind, ≠Gao (Khwo//o's-/Gasa's husband), Gao Medicine, an unidentified person, ≠Toma, !Naishi, "Old Xama" holding a child, "Gao Helmet," "Old Demi" lying down, "Crooked /Qui," Gao (Debe's son, Zuma's husband), ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), and Zuma (Gao's wife) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Old Gau" giving arrows to "/Qui Navel," his son-in-law (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30277 [No folder title]: "Old Gau" giving arrows to "/Qui Navel," his son-in-law (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Gau, "Old ≠Toma," /Gam and //Khuga (wife of !Naishi) sitting with Laurence Marshall (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30173 [No folder title]: Gau, "Old ≠Toma," /Gam and //Khuga (wife of !Naishi) sitting with Laurence Marshall (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
[No folder title]: ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, and "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30160 [No folder title]: ≠Toma mending Laurence Marshall's boot, and "Old Gau" and "Gao Medicine" watching him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: 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)
2001.29.30156 [No folder title]: 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
[No folder title]: Gau, of Band 2, with his family sitting in front of their skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29938 [No folder title]: Gau, of Band 2, with his family sitting in front of their skerm (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha