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Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
Object Number 2001.29.1088
Display Title Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1950
Culture
  • Ovambo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Ovamboland
Materials slide, 35mm
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
2001.29.1087 Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
Ovamboland
Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
2001.29.12773 Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
Ovamboland
Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
2001.29.12772 Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
Ovamboland
Group of women and girls standing, including two women wearing bead aprons dyed pink, with a girl wearing a dress standing next to them
2001.29.1082 Group of women and girls standing, including two women wearing bead aprons dyed pink, with a girl wearing a dress standing next to them
Ovamboland
Group of women and children standing, two women wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage, close-up
2001.29.12774 Group of women and children standing, two women wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage, close-up
Ovamboland
Two women wearing bead aprons, one wearing a necklace of big shells, view from behind
2001.29.1083 Two women wearing bead aprons, one wearing a necklace of big shells, view from behind
Ovamboland
Two women wearing bead aprons dyed pink, with a girl wearing a dress standing next to them
2001.29.1081 Two women wearing bead aprons dyed pink, with a girl wearing a dress standing next to them
Ovamboland
Group of people standing, including two young women wearing horns, indicating eligibility for marriage
2001.29.13790 Group of people standing, including two young women wearing horns, indicating eligibility for marriage
Ovamboland
Group of people standing, including two young women wearing horns, indicating eligibility for marriage
2001.29.13483 Group of people standing, including two young women wearing horns, indicating eligibility for marriage
Ovamboland
Two women wearing bead aprons with cloth aprons over them, one carrying a baby on her back and a basket on her head
2001.29.1091 Two women wearing bead aprons with cloth aprons over them, one carrying a baby on her back and a basket on her head
Ovamboland
"Manghetti" Drawings: Drawings made by young girls on female mangetti trees, representing their aprons and the scarification on their legs
2001.29.2172 "Manghetti" Drawings: Drawings made by young girls on female mangetti trees, representing their aprons and the scarification on their legs
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
"Names on baobab trees": Drawings made by young girls on female mangetti trees, representing their aprons and the scarification on their legs (print of slide 2001.29.2172)
2001.29.30380 "Names on baobab trees": Drawings made by young girls on female mangetti trees, representing their aprons and the scarification on their legs (print of slide 2001.29.2172)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy