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Portrait of "Gao Medicine" (print is a cropped image)
Portrait of "Gao Medicine" (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.29119
Display Title Portrait of "Gao Medicine" (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
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: 20.0025 × 16.1925 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/8 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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine", seated, "Little ≠Gao", /Gaishay (Di!ai's and "Gao Medicine's" son), and other unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31080 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine", seated, "Little ≠Gao", /Gaishay (Di!ai's and "Gao Medicine's" son), and other unidentified people in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31171 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting and holding Debe, his son /Gaishay watching (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31303 "Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting and holding Debe, his son /Gaishay watching (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
"Gao Medicine" standing; "Crooked /Qui" standing behind (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29122 "Gao Medicine" standing; "Crooked /Qui" standing behind (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" and his son, /Gaishay, walking side by side (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29094 "Gao Medicine" and his son, /Gaishay, walking side by side (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31305 "Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting, and Debe standing next to him and crying (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31172 [No folder title]: "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28886 "Gao Medicine" beginning to throw an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28884 Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28882 "Gao Medicine" throwing an assegai (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28883 Assegai in the air after leaving "Gao Medicine's" hand (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting and holding Debe against his knee (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31304 "Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" sitting and holding Debe against his knee (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan