Owambo Kraal (2)

Item

Title

Owambo Kraal (2)

Description

Black and white photograph of the olupale, which is the central courtyard of an Ovambo kraal. To the left you can see a pile of skulls which are kept after animals are killed and eaten.
Please see APC and DPC diaries for July 1937 for an account of their time in Namibia, referred to as SWA.
See APC and DPC notes on building a Kwanyama homestead based on information provided by Hamjungo and translated by Alfaeri.
The size of the pile shows off your wealth as it shows how many animals you have been able to provide for your family. [information provided to Nicola Stylianou by Napandulwe Shiweda and Erasmus Stephanus when visiting Northern Namibia in 2019]
[NSty 06/2021]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

July 1937

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Black & White Photograph

Identifier

PHOT0.4.3.36.R.102.12
R.102-12

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton

Space/Place

Namibia
Owambo

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust