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Digging for roots: "/Qui Hunter" cooking and sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
Digging for roots: "/Qui Hunter" cooking and sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30210
Display Title Digging for roots: "/Qui Hunter" cooking and sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Stamped on photograph (verso): "Anneliese Scherz - Windhoek / Box 180"
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: 11.43 × 15.875 cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/4 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
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
[No folder title]: Dam and ǂGisa and their child sitting by fire, cooking roots (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29934 [No folder title]: Dam and ǂGisa and their child sitting by fire, cooking roots (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Digging for roots: Bau from Band 10 digging veldkos, with her child tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.736 Digging for roots: Bau from Band 10 digging veldkos, with her child tied to her back (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
[No folder title]: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" making a fire, with ≠Gao twirling the "male" stick in the notch of the "female" stick, steadying it with his digging stick and his foot (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30274 [No folder title]: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" making a fire, with ≠Gao twirling the "male" stick in the notch of the "female" stick, steadying it with his digging stick and his foot (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Arrows, arrow poison: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30299 Arrows, arrow poison: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Digging for roots: Bau from Band 10 digging veldkos, with her child tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.736.1 Digging for roots: Bau from Band 10 digging veldkos, with her child tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" cooking (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
2001.29.1858 Groups: People sitting in front of Gau's skerm, including "/Qui Hunter" cooking (inside the skerm), "Old Gau" squatting by the entrance, //Khuga (wife of !Naishi), /Naoka, "Old /Gasa" with shaved head, /Qui (son of Gau and Khuan//a), and Be (Gau's first wife)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30015.1 [No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"/Qui Hunter" cooking and sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm
2001.29.388 "/Qui Hunter" cooking and sitting with a group of people in front of a skerm
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Old Demi," ≠Gao (headman of Band 3), and "/Qui Hunter" squatting in the grass (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30295 [No folder title]: "Old Demi," ≠Gao (headman of Band 3), and "/Qui Hunter" squatting in the grass (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"With tsama": "Crooked /Qui" and an unidentified man digging for poison beetles (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30434 "With tsama": "Crooked /Qui" and an unidentified man digging for poison beetles (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha