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"Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
"Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.30790
Display Title "Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on note stapled to paper: "Published / Nat. Hist / Aug - Sept 1958 / p. 392"
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 adhered to Paper
Dimensions Overall: 16.51 × 20.32 cm (6 1/2 × 8 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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"Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30790.1 "Ornaments & beads": Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child
2001.29.14244 Woman of Band 11 putting an ostrich eggshell headband on her child
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "/Qui Hunter" holding a bow and arrow, showing method of holding and releasing (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30114 [No folder title]: "/Qui Hunter" holding a bow and arrow, showing method of holding and releasing (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Group of people participating in the choa ceremony (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30820 [No folder title]: Group of people participating in the choa ceremony (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Boys' fire": Man making a bag from a wild pig skin, with men sitting behind him (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30385 "Boys' fire": Man making a bag from a wild pig skin, with men sitting behind him (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "/Gao Music" putting poison on his arrows (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30420.1 [No folder title]: "/Gao Music" putting poison on his arrows (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30022 "Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
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)
2001.29.25559 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
"Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30765 "Move": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": "Old /Gaishay" of Band 4 filling his ostrich eggshell with water (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30536 "Waterhole / Gwia": "Old /Gaishay" of Band 4 filling his ostrich eggshell with water (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Waterhole / Gwia": "Old /Gaishay" of Band 4 filling his //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30536.2 "Waterhole / Gwia": "Old /Gaishay" of Band 4 filling his //’ai [ostrich eggshell water container], (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
/Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an ostrich eggshell (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31892 /Gunda (N!ai's husband) steadies a child while the child drinks from an ostrich eggshell, and a woman sitting next to them also drinking from an ostrich eggshell (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha