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Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
[No folder title]: Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31119
Display Title [No folder title]: Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire (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
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Light weight paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 16.51 × 20.32 cm (6 1/2 × 8 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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Image Not Available for Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire
2001.29.22668 Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire
2001.29.28634 Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire
2001.29.22669 Xuan//a (one of Gau's wives) and her baby, ≠Toma, sitting by their fire
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29067 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son
2001.29.23285 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman sitting in front of Gau's skerm, with a child standing next to her, Gau and one of his wives sitting in the skerm
2001.29.14826 Woman sitting in front of Gau's skerm, with a child standing next to her, Gau and one of his wives sitting in the skerm
Gautscha
Image Not Available for Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29059 Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back
2001.29.23276 Khuan//a and Be, the two wives of Gau; Khuan//a seated with her son /Qui tied to her back in the kaross and her younger son ≠Toma in her arms, and Be seated with a baby tied to her back
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for Groups, Extended Family: N!ai (/Ti!kay's second wife) nursing a baby, sitting with !Ghia of Band 10, /Naoka (sister of /Ti!kay's wives' mother, /Goishay), /Naoka (/Ti!kay's first wife) with her back to the camera and Bau
2001.29.3046 Groups, Extended Family: N!ai (/Ti!kay's second wife) nursing a baby, sitting with !Ghia of Band 10, /Naoka (sister of /Ti!kay's wives' mother, /Goishay), /Naoka (/Ti!kay's first wife) with her back to the camera and Bau
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Gao of Band 2 sitting by his fire with his two wives, Be (behind him) and Khuan//a (right). Khuan//a is cracking a tsi nut. (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30090 [No folder title]: Gao of Band 2 sitting by his fire with his two wives, Be (behind him) and Khuan//a (right). Khuan//a is cracking a tsi nut. (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Group of people sitting, including Bau (daughter of /Ti!kay) and /Naoka (sister of /Goishay, mother of /Ti!kay's wives) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30095 [No folder title]: Group of people sitting, including Bau (daughter of /Ti!kay) and /Naoka (sister of /Goishay, mother of /Ti!kay's wives) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Image Not Available for [No folder title]: Brother of /Naoka and N!ai (wives of /Ti!kay) smoking a soapstone pipe, profile (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30122 [No folder title]: Brother of /Naoka and N!ai (wives of /Ti!kay) smoking a soapstone pipe, profile (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha