Shikongo, Ovambo headman in Mulungo, wearing dark glasses, standing with an unidentified man

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Object Number 2001.29.468

Display Title Shikongo, Ovambo headman in Mulungo, wearing dark glasses, standing with an unidentified man

Descriptions

Object Description Shikongo (right), Ovambo headman in Mulungo, Angola, with an unidentified man. Photograph by Laurence Marshall

Department Photographic

Date 9/8/1956

Artist Laurence K. Marshall

Culture

Ovambo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Angola / Cunene / Namacunde / Mulunga Washikongo

Materials Slide, color

Dimensions Overall: 2.5 × 3.5 cm (1 × 1 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall

Provenance

Donor Lorna Marshall

Donor John Marshall

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
2001.29.676	Shikongo, headman at Mulungo, wearing dark glasses		Mulunga Washikongo
2001.29.4952	Shikongo, headman at Mulungo, standing and pointing, profile		Mulunga Washikongo
2001.29.4956	Shikongo, headman at Mulungo, and another man standing next to huts and storage baskets		Namacunde
2001.29.4953	Shikongo, headman at Mulungo, talking to a guard who was sent by the Administration of Periera d'Eca (Ondjiva)		Mulunga Washikongo
2001.29.4951	Children of Shikongo, headman at Mulungo		Mulunga Washikongo
2004.29.4081	Canyon Billy, blind, wearing dark glasses and white deer skin robe		California
2006.17.1.50.1	Wali dressed in shirt in dark glasses about to go down for the first time in his life to Wamena	Documentary	New Guinea
2010.5.37042	Zhu De (Chu Deh) wearing glasses, standing in front of building		Shanxi Shansi
2001.29.5967	Portraits: Woman sitting and wearing someone’s glasses		Gautscha
2001.29.5156	Elderly man wearing glasses, seated		Gautscha
2001.29.4971	Man from Shikongo's group making a basket		Namacunde
973-42-50/11750	Araqe glasses, bought in local market for $.10 each	Glass	Northern Wallega

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