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"The 1957-8 Games": //Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
"The 1957-8 Games": //Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
Object Number 2001.29.31355
Display Title "The 1957-8 Games": //Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
Descriptions
Indigenous Term //’Hom ku djxani tcxai, //ae-/ú //Ao kota ≠Aisa te sa n!ama /xoa khoe ko sa ≠’hansi, dshauma n!un ≠’áia !aihn ku !aqbah, dshauma n/ang ku !aqbah te N!ae n/anga kxa te ku !aqbah
Department Photographic
Date 1957-1958
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials Print, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 × 17.78 cm (5 × 7 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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"Women's Ball Game": Two women with babies on their backs dancing and clapping, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31337 "Women's Ball Game": Two women with babies on their backs dancing and clapping, playing tamah n!o’an (ball game) (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Groups, play: Group of girls playing Tamah n!o’an (ball game); the girl running up the hill has just thrown the ball to the girl at the right who is catching it
2001.29.1403 Children, Groups, play: Group of girls playing Tamah n!o’an (ball game); the girl running up the hill has just thrown the ball to the girl at the right who is catching it
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29297 [No folder title]: Three boys sitting, playing /Ui (the counting game), with the boy on the right gesturing and the boy on the left holding a stick; skerms and animal skins on the ground next to them in the background (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
2001.29.16917 //Gao and ≠Gisa playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) with their arms around each other, N!ai sitting on the ground clapping, a girl standing against a tree clapping, another girl sitting and clapping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"The 1957-8 Games": Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), with N!ai dancing in a hole at the base of the tree, and ≠Nisa clapping
2001.29.31356 "The 1957-8 Games": Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), with N!ai dancing in a hole at the base of the tree, and ≠Nisa clapping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) at a tree, with a group of men and boys sitting in the background
2001.29.16902 Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game) at a tree, with a group of men and boys sitting in the background
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), with N!ai dancing in a hole at the base of the tree, and ≠Nisa clapping
2001.29.16920 Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), with N!ai dancing in a hole at the base of the tree, and ≠Nisa clapping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
2001.29.13923 Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
Gautscha
Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area, with a pan filled with water in the distance
2001.29.1433 Children, Groups, play: Girls playing Tamah n!o’an (the ball game) in a dance circle area, with a pan filled with water in the distance
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), dancing in a line, with N!ai at the end of the line, clapping
2001.29.16929 Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), dancing in a line, with N!ai at the end of the line, clapping
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Expedition, Photography: Two boys carrying "Little ≠Gao" in a kaross, playing the "airplane game," with Lorna Marshall standing near them holding her helmet over a camera lens
2001.29.2399 Expedition, Photography: Two boys carrying "Little ≠Gao" in a kaross, playing the "airplane game," with Lorna Marshall standing near them holding her helmet over a camera lens
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"The 1957-8 Games": Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), dancing in a line, with N!ai at the end of the line, clapping (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31358 "The 1957-8 Games": Group of women and girls playing Tcxai Djxani (a dancing game), dancing in a line, with N!ai at the end of the line, clapping (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy