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"Children": Boys and other men approaching, dancing at the beginning of a daytime dance, with the circle of women sitting open at the front, "Gao Medicine" dancing with two little boys following him on the right
"Children": Boys and other men approaching, dancing at the beginning of a daytime dance, with the circle of women sitting open at the front, "Gao Medicine" dancing with two little boys following him on the right
Object Number 2001.29.31441
Display Title "Children": Boys and other men approaching, dancing at the beginning of a daytime dance, with the circle of women sitting open at the front, "Gao Medicine" dancing with two little boys following him on the right
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "1952-53 / made from color slide 7B-97"
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
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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Dance: Boys and other men approaching, dancing at the beginning of a daytime dance, with the circle of women sitting open at the front, "Gao Medicine" dancing with two little boys following him on the right
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: //Khuga dancing with a line of men around a circle of women sitting at the beginning of a dance, with little boys following "Gao Medicine" (copy of slide 7B-75)
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: //Khuga dancing with a line of men around a circle of women sitting at the beginning of a dance, with little boys following "Gao Medicine" (copy of slide 7B-75)
2001.29.11988 Dance: //Khuga dancing with a line of men around a circle of women sitting at the beginning of a dance, with little boys following "Gao Medicine" (copy of slide 7B-75)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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2001.29.14900 /Ti!kay and ≠Gao Lame dancing in a night dance, with boys dancing in the middle, with men dancing around them
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"Daytime dance at Gautscha": /Naoka ("Gao Medicine's" first wife) and boys dancing, with a group of women singing behind them (print is a cropped image)
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"Daytime dance at Gautscha": Two women and boys dancing, with a group of women sitting and clapping at the beginning of a dance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30495.1 "Daytime dance at Gautscha": Two women and boys dancing, with a group of women sitting and clapping at the beginning of a dance (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Daytime dance at Gautscha": Two women and boys dancing, with a group of women sitting and clapping at the beginning of a dance (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30495.2 "Daytime dance at Gautscha": Two women and boys dancing, with a group of women sitting and clapping at the beginning of a dance (print is a cropped image)
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Men dancing crossing through circle of women; two boys dancing with the men
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Adults gathering for a curing dance, women clapping and children dancing and two boys wearing rattles on their legs
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/Gaishay sitting, with boys dancing in a night dance near a group of women sitting and clapping, smoke from two fires behind them
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