Four women laughing
Item
Title
Four women laughing
Creator
Description
Black and white photograph showing a group of four women standing. The woman on the far left is laughing and covering her mouth with her hand, the woman on the far right also appears to be laughing. The pair in the middle appear to be talking and one has her back to the camera. Three women are wearing long skirts and thick leather belts, the fourth has a beaded skirt and long aprons. The woman facing away also has back straps decorated with conus shells (omba).
Previously stored in: Folder: Ovambo, Kwanyama. People - Dress - Cattle - Homestead.
Please see APC and DPC diaries for July 1937 for an account of their time in Namibia, referred to as SWA
R.105.8 to R.105.12 all feature the same four women.
[NSty 06/2021]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
July 1937
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Black & White Photograph
Identifier
PHOT0.4.3.36.R.105.8
R.105-8
Source
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
Space/Place
Namibia
Owambo
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust