Young woman with elende hairstyle

Item

Title

Young woman with elende hairstyle

Description

A young woman bending over, possibly to show her hair clearly. She is wearing skirts, leather belts and has an 'elende' hairstyle.
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.
The woman in photos PHOT0.4.3.36.R.102.3 to PHOT0.4.3.36.R.102.6 appears to be the same person. It seems an effort has been made to show her hair from every angle.
[NSty 06/2021]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

July 1937

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Black & White Photograph

Identifier

PHOT0.4.3.36.R.102.4
R102-4_x001d__x001d__x001d_

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton

Space/Place

Namibia_x001d__x001d_
Cultural Group: Kwanyama_x001d_
Owambo

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust