Photographs taken in Northern Namibia
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Title
Photographs taken in Northern Namibia
Description
Photographs taken while Diana and Toni Powell-Cotton were in Northern Namibia in 1937.
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Woman with doll
Black and white photograph of a woman facing the camera. She is seen from the waist up. She wears one long earring and a variety of necklaces. Across her chest she carries a doll. The doll's palm nut head can clearly be seen. the doll is elaborately decorated with bead necklaces and strands of beads and cloth skirts around its waist. A button can be seen on the cloth. -
Two children
Black and white photograph of two children. The smaller one smiles up at the taller one who looks serious. They both wear beaded skirts, leather belts and necklaces. -
Two woman
Two woman standing, the taller one has her hand on the other ones shoulder. -
Woman in profile
Black and white photograph showing a woman standing in profile. She is wearing long skirts, a skirt made of ostrich shell beads, necklaces and a strap hangs from her waist. -
Preparing grain
Black and white photograph with a pile of grain and a large basket in the foreground. There are two women and a child standing in the background. -
Young person
A close up photograph showing a small hide apron covering someone's bottom. They are also wearing beads around their waist. A young woman is in the background which also shows a log fence. -
Two women
Photograph of two women facing forward. They wear white beaded skirts with cloth aprons over them, anklets and beaded necklaces. In the background is a log fence and a pile of ox skulls. -
Young woman
A young woman stands looking towards the camera in front of a pile of ox skulls held in a Y shaped tree branch. There is a fence of logs in the background. She is wearing an ostrich shell skirt over hide at the back and has a cloth skirt draped over the ostrich shells at the front. She holds the cloth to reveal the ostrich shell skirt -
Group portrait
A group of six people sit against a fence made of logs, one has a gourd in front of them. On the right you can see a man's leg but the rest of him is out of shot. -
Two women and a pipe
Black and white photograph of two women standing shown from the back andin profile. One is handing a pipe to the other. You can clearly see their hide skirts, thick leather belts and decorative back straps. In the background is a thatched roof and log fence. -
Two women
Black and white photograph showing two women standing in front of a thatched roof with a fence made of logs in the background. One is facing away from the camera while the other looks at it and smiles. -
Four women
Black and white photograph showing a group of four women in front of a thatched roof with a fence made of logs in the background. One of the women is sitting, the others stand.