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[No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
[No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
Object Number 2001.29.31163
Display Title [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written in pencil on board (verso): "A !Kung Bushman woman placing her ostrich egg / shell water containers in her kaross. The / kaross is tied over her shoulder and around / her waist to make a pouch for carrying / her possessions / (Khuan//a 2nd wi of Gau and her youngest son)"
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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[No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31161 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
[No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31162 [No folder title]: Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her
2001.29.22945 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross with her child standing beside her
Nama Pan
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her
2001.29.22943 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her
Nama Pan
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28830 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her
2001.29.22944 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells wrapped in grass in her kaross and her child standing near her
Nama Pan
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells into her kaross with her child standing beside her
2001.29.22946 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) placing ostrich egg shells into her kaross with her child standing beside her
Nama Pan
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
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
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
"Waterhole / Gwia": Khuan//a (Gau's wife) sitting with ostrich egg shells and children playing in the water behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30539 "Waterhole / Gwia": Khuan//a (Gau's wife) sitting with ostrich egg shells and children playing in the water behind her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) sitting with ostrich egg shells and children playing in the water behind her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.28829 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) sitting with ostrich egg shells and children playing in the water behind her (print is a cropped image)
Nama Pan