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Group of men standing with Laurence Marshall, looking at a Polaroid picture of themselves
Group of men standing with Laurence Marshall, looking at a Polaroid picture of themselves
Object Number 2001.29.506
Display Title Group of men standing with Laurence Marshall, looking at a Polaroid picture of themselves
Descriptions
Object Description Guide Ed Hartley shows a Polaroid print to some Himba people in South West Africa, 1950. Photograph by Laurence Marshall or John Marshall.
Department Photographic
Date 1950
Culture
  • Himba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Kunene
Additional Geographic Terms Gomatum River
Materials Slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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