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"Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
"Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31444
Display Title "Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on photograph (verso): "1952-53 / made from color slide 7B-123"
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
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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"Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31444.1 "Children": Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away
2001.29.1582 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including Gau and ≠Toma (!Naishi's son), with !Naishi walking away
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the circle of women at a daytime dance, with a woman carrying a baby dancing between !Naishi and Gau (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1615 Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the circle of women at a daytime dance, with a woman carrying a baby dancing between !Naishi and Gau (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including !Naishi and Gau
2001.29.1585 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around a circle of women sitting at a daytime dance, including !Naishi and Gau
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the women at a daytime dance, including !Naishi, with two women standing (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1613 Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around the women at a daytime dance, including !Naishi, with two women standing (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing counter-clockwise at a daytime dance, cutting through the circle of women, with //Ao (husband of Khuan//a) and ≠Toma (son of "Old /Naishi") dancing together vigorously (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1580 Dance: Men dancing counter-clockwise at a daytime dance, cutting through the circle of women, with //Ao (husband of Khuan//a) and ≠Toma (son of "Old /Naishi") dancing together vigorously (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing counter-clockwise around the women at a daytime dance, with "Old /Naishi" in the center wearing a fur cap; the circle of women sitting and clapping has not yet been opened to let the men dance through
2001.29.1573 Dance: Men dancing counter-clockwise around the women at a daytime dance, with "Old /Naishi" in the center wearing a fur cap; the circle of women sitting and clapping has not yet been opened to let the men dance through
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing at a daytime dance split and going two directions, with /Gam dancing clockwise and Gau counter-clockwise while he holds the arm of a man who may be going into trance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1590 Dance: Line of men dancing at a daytime dance split and going two directions, with /Gam dancing clockwise and Gau counter-clockwise while he holds the arm of a man who may be going into trance (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with "/Gao Music" being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of !Naishi)
2001.29.1617 Dance: Line of men dancing counter-clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with "/Gao Music" being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of !Naishi)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around an open circle of women at a daytime dance, with /Gam dancing and Gau holding another man's arm (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1592 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around an open circle of women at a daytime dance, with /Gam dancing and Gau holding another man's arm (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Men dancing clockwise around an open circle of women at a daytime dance, with /Gam dancing and Gau holding another man's arm (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
2001.29.1591 Dance: Men dancing clockwise around an open circle of women at a daytime dance, with /Gam dancing and Gau holding another man's arm (the primary role of the women is to sit in a circle to clap and sing, providing music for the dancing men)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with "/Gao Music" being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of !Naishi) (half of stereo 2001.29.5752)
2001.29.1619 Dance: Line of men dancing clockwise around a group of women sitting at a daytime dance, with "/Gao Music" being held by "Crooked /Qui" and ≠Toma (son of !Naishi) (half of stereo 2001.29.5752)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy