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"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a sick person, with a circle of people dancing in the background (print is a cropped image)
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a sick person, with a circle of people dancing in the background (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30480
Display Title "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a sick person, with a circle of people dancing in the background (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "15/ #18 / Published in Danc[e] / ≠Gao Dances / 150# / 920 / night dance 1957-8 / reduce to same width as / 16 / i.e. approx / 4 3/8" / Catalogue No 60-1 (1957-8)"
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Tsumkwe
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 10.795 × 13.97 cm (4 1/4 × 5 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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"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over, curing a woman sitting with a group of women and children (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30481 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over, curing a woman sitting with a group of women and children (print is a cropped image)
Tsumkwe
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a woman (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30483 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man curing a woman (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Women assembling and starting a fire early in the dance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30485.1 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Women assembling and starting a fire early in the dance (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over a circle of women and children clapping (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30490.1 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over a circle of women and children clapping (print is a cropped image)
Mangetti Forest
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": /Gunda and /Ti!kay curing people (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30489 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": /Gunda and /Ti!kay curing people (print is a cropped image)
Mangetti Forest
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": /Gunda curing people, sitting with "Short /Qui" (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30486 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": /Gunda curing people, sitting with "Short /Qui" (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Three men standing, one in trance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30493 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Three men standing, one in trance (print is a cropped image)
Mangetti Forest
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over a circle of women and children clapping (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30490 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man leaning over a circle of women and children clapping (print is a cropped image)
Mangetti Forest
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Man wearing dance rattles, sitting by a skerm (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30487 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Man wearing dance rattles, sitting by a skerm (print is a cropped image)
Tsumkwe
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Women assembling and starting a fire early in the dance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30485 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Women assembling and starting a fire early in the dance (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man holding a child (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30491 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man holding a child (print is a cropped image)
Mangetti Forest
"Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man holding a child (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30491.1 "Night dance at Tsumkwe 1957-8, some published in my [Lorna Marshall's] dance paper": Medicine man holding a child (print is a cropped image)
Mangetti Forest