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[No folder title]: N≠isa, [second] wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and N/aoka, with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
[No folder title]: N≠isa, [second] wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and N/aoka, with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31085
Display Title [No folder title]: N≠isa, [second] wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and N/aoka, with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1955
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Nama Pan
Dimensions Overall: 20.32 × 13.97 cm (8 × 5 1/2 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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N≠isa, [second] wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and N/aoka, with ornaments
2001.29.22347 N≠isa, [second] wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and N/aoka, with ornaments
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31093 [No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
[No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31093.1 [No folder title]: N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornamentsN≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Kushay and N≠isa (second wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) sitting side by side (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28412 //Kushay and N≠isa (second wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) sitting side by side (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet," headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30097 [No folder title]: Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet," headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "/Gao Music" standing with his second wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) and his son /Qui (by his first wife, also named ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30168 [No folder title]: "/Gao Music" standing with his second wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) and his son /Qui (by his first wife, also named ≠Nisa, sister of "Gao Medicine") (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments
2001.29.22466 N≠isa (daughter of N/aoka and "Gao Medicine") adorned with ornaments
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
//Kushay and N≠isa (second wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) sitting side by side
2001.29.22346 //Kushay and N≠isa (second wife of "/Gao Music" and daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) sitting side by side
Nama Pan
"Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30022 "Gao Helmet and family, Band 2": Group preparing to leave Gautscha for a hunting and gathering trip, including //Kushay (second wife of "Gao Helmet", headman of Band 2), Xama (Gao's daughter with his first wife) with bead ornaments in her hair, Khuan//a (daughter of "Old /Gaishay" and Di//khao, //Kushay's sister) leaning over (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31186 [No folder title]: Portrait of ≠Gisa (daughter of /Gasa and wife of Dam) showing her ornaments and strings of ostrich eggshell beads (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) pounding with mortar and pestle, wearing ornaments and ostrich eggshell beads on her head (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29930 [No folder title]: //Kushay ("Gao Helmet's" second wife) pounding with mortar and pestle, wearing ornaments and ostrich eggshell beads on her head (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30196 [No folder title]: "/Gao Music" shredding sinew, sitting with his wife ≠Nisa (daughter of "Gao Medicine" and /Naoka) (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan