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"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone (print is a cropped image)
"Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31301
Display Title "Fathers carrying children": "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 12.065 cm (3 1/2 × 4 3/4 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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"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.14806 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.14807 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with /Gaishay leaning on him, and Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.14808 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
2001.29.26135 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, with Di!ai sitting next to him pounding something with a stone
Gautscha
Children, Fathers and sons: "Gao Medicine" lifting his son, /Gaishay, to put him on his shoulder
2001.29.1502 Children, Fathers and sons: "Gao Medicine" lifting his son, /Gaishay, to put him on his shoulder
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") pounding something beside her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting beside her
2001.29.1655 Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") pounding something beside her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting beside her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Fathers and sons: Group of boys sitting on a termite mound, with "≠Gao Lame" playing a //guashi and /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine" and Di!ai) dancing
2001.29.1512 Children, Fathers and sons: Group of boys sitting on a termite mound, with "≠Gao Lame" playing a //guashi and /Gaishay (son of "Gao Medicine" and Di!ai) dancing
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
Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing and leaning over next to her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting near her
2001.29.1656 Food, Cooking: Di!ai (second wife of "Gao Medicine") standing and leaning over next to her fire, with her son, /Gaishay, sitting near her
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Groups, play:  /Gaishay (son of ≠Toma and !U) lying on his back holding a branch, with "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing next to him
2001.29.1424 Children, Groups, play: /Gaishay (son of ≠Toma and !U) lying on his back holding a branch, with "Little ≠Gao" (son of /Qui and //Kushay) and /Gaishay (son of Di!ai and "Gao Medicine") standing next to him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, Di!ai, and /Gaishay
2001.29.26134 "Gao Medicine" binding an arrow shaft with sinew, Di!ai, and /Gaishay
Gautscha
"Little ≠Gao" dancing in a circle and /Gaishay (U!'s and ≠Toma's son) and /Gaishay (Di!ai and "Gao Medicine's" son) beside him
2001.29.28228 "Little ≠Gao" dancing in a circle and /Gaishay (U!'s and ≠Toma's son) and /Gaishay (Di!ai and "Gao Medicine's" son) beside him
Nama Pan