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Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.28492
Display Title Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Handwritten in pencil on paperboard (verso): L.K. Marshall / A !Kung girl / A very interesting picture of physical characteristics, / wide cheek bones, and shape of face, hair cut, forehead scarifications, expression, ornaments, how the / kaross is tied over one shoulder. Most of the / white beads are ostrich egg shells, the black / ones are traded, the two nuts are tsi / cf 55-104P-24
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Light weight paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.1613 × 13.97 cm (7 15/16 × 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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Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
2001.29.22477 Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Ornament: Woman from Band 10 or 11 with scarification, wearing a cartridge shell and a beaded leather apron
2001.29.3106 Ornament: Woman from Band 10 or 11 with scarification, wearing a cartridge shell and a beaded leather apron
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28491 Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
2001.29.22476 Portrait of a visiting girl with her head shaved, showing ostrich eggshell bead necklace
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29925 "Band 5, Khuan//a the Musician (85)": N!ai showing her head ornaments; the triangular ones hanging over her forehead are said to be female, whereas the rectangular ones at the back of her head are said to be male (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"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
[No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31186 [No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads
2001.29.23267 Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads
Nama Pan
"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
Ornament: ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/gasa), close-up showing decoration of black fat and charcoal on her temple and in her hair
2001.29.484 Ornament: ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/gasa), close-up showing decoration of black fat and charcoal on her temple and in her hair
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"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)
2001.29.30739 "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)
Gautscha
Profile portrait of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of European beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28487 Profile portrait of N≠isa wearing ostrich eggshell beads around her neck, headband of European beads on her head, and a long band made of a tsi nut and beads hanging on the right side of her face (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy