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Ornament: /Gam wearing many ornaments, including a headband, cowrie shells, rectangular bead ornaments, beads around her neck and upper arm bracelets
Ornament: /Gam wearing many ornaments, including a headband, cowrie shells, rectangular bead ornaments, beads around her neck and upper arm bracelets
Object Number 2001.29.31998
Display Title Ornament: /Gam wearing many ornaments, including a headband, cowrie shells, rectangular bead ornaments, beads around her neck and upper arm bracelets
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1951-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
2001.29.3151 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
2001.29.3152 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads, profile
2001.29.3150 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads, profile
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
2001.29.3153 Portraits: "Old /Gam" wearing ornaments, including cowrie shells and a headdress of European beads
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Clothes: Woman wearing sandals (with a view of the bottom of them), ornaments and a cloth headband, sitting with a child wearing bead ornaments and something around his neck
2001.29.1565 Clothes: Woman wearing sandals (with a view of the bottom of them), ornaments and a cloth headband, sitting with a child wearing bead ornaments and something around his neck
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Ornament: Woman wearing cowrie shells in her hair, possibly "Old /Gam," view from behind (half of stereo 2001.29.5953)
2001.29.2040 Ornament: Woman wearing cowrie shells in her hair, possibly "Old /Gam," view from behind (half of stereo 2001.29.5953)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
2001.29.2867 Children, Portraits: ≠Gisa wearing ornaments, including tsi, white beads around her neck and ostrich eggshell bead ornaments in her hair
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25650 Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Smoking": Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30869 "Smoking": Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Smoking": Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30869.1 "Smoking": Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Smoking": Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30869.2 "Smoking": Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her
2001.29.14019 Woman smoking a pipe, with another woman wearing ornaments and upper arm bracelets lying beside her
Gautscha