Skip to main content
"Music": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
"Music": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30739
Display Title "Music": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "A !Kung girl named !Nai playing //guashi. / 44/5"; stamped on photograph (verso): "[crossed out: 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
Dimensions Overall: 20.955 × 13.335 cm (8 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

Important Note about Historical Language

Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.

PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"N!ai in groups": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31196 "N!ai in groups": "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her
2001.29.14035 "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30111 [No folder title]: "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and sister of "Gao Medicine") sitting behind her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai in groups": N!ai playing a //guashi, with a large group sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft
 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31197 "N!ai in groups": N!ai playing a //guashi, with a large group sitting in "Gao Medicine's" werft
(print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Khuan//a (daughter of !Naishi, headman of Band 5, and //Khuga) sitting in front of a skerm, playing a //guashi
2001.29.25873.1 Khuan//a (daughter of !Naishi, headman of Band 5, and //Khuga) sitting in front of a skerm, playing a //guashi
Gautscha
"Grooming & haircuts": //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30710.1 "Grooming & haircuts": //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Norna tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25754 "Little N!ai" playing the //guashi, with Norna tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
//Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25661 //Khuana looking for lice on her child's head, N!ai looking for lice in the child's beads, and /Gaishay (son of Gao and Di!ai) examining a //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) sitting and playing the //guashi with her child seated on her shoulder (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29927 [No folder title]: //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) sitting and playing the //guashi with her child seated on her shoulder (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)
2001.29.30516.2 "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 (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30516.5 "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 (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