Photographs taken in Northern Namibia

Item Set

Title

Photographs taken in Northern Namibia

Description

Photographs taken while Diana and Toni Powell-Cotton were in Northern Namibia in 1937.

Contributor

Diana Powell-Cotton

Tony Powell-Cotton

Items

• 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 bending down to sit on a log. In the background a laughing man, dressed in white is seated. On the left a pointing hand appears but the rest of the person can not be seen.

• Four women in the kraal (homestead)

  Black and white photograph showing a group of four women standing in front of a thatched roof with a fence made of logs in the background.

• Four women laughing

  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).

• Collecting Grain

  Black and white photograph of a woman carrying a large grain basket on her head. Behind her stand another adult and a child.

• Young woman holding a cup

  Black and white photograph of a young woman holding what appears to be a cup. She wears a skirt of ostrich shell beads (onjeva) with cloth over the top. There is a tree in the background.

• Young woman with an omatela hairstyle

  A young woman shown in profile. She has an omatela hairstyle.

• Young woman with an omatela hairstyle

  A close up shot of a young woman with an omatela hairstyle.

• Young woman with an omatela hairstyle

  A young woman is standing. She wears skirts, a thick leather belt and has an Omatela hairstyle.

• Young woman with elende hairstyle

  A young woman sits on the ground and looks directly at the camera

• Young woman

  Young woman, the photo is taken from the side view. She is wearing skirts, leather belts and has an 'elende' hairstyle.

• Young woman with an omatela hairstyle

  A young woman with an Omatela hairstyle looks to her side. There is a tree in the background.
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  Man with pipe

  Black and white photograph showing a man looking straight into the camera with his hands on his hips. He has a pipe clenched between his teeth. He wears belts decorated with cowrie shells.