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Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
Object Number 2001.29.12773
Display Title Group of women and girls standing, two wearing horns indicating eligibility for marriage
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1950
Culture
  • Ovambo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Ovamboland
Materials Stereoview
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
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 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
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
Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
2001.29.1088 Four girls wearing beaded aprons, including two wearing headresses with horns, indicating they are ready to marry
Ovamboland
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 bead skirts and one wearing a dress, profile
2001.29.12775 Group of women and girls standing, two wearing bead skirts and one wearing a dress, profile
Ovamboland
Women wearing bead skirts standing next to a boy holding reeds, with Merl La Voy and another man standing near them
2001.29.12776 Women wearing bead skirts standing next to a boy holding reeds, with Merl La Voy and another man standing near them
Ovamboland
Group of women and children standing
2001.29.12771 Group of women and children standing
Ovamboland
N//aba leading a group of girls, /Gishay holding eland horns in the background
2001.29.24278 N//aba leading a group of girls, /Gishay holding eland horns in the background
!Go Tsao
N//aba leading a group of girls, /Gishay holding eland horns in the background (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29651 N//aba leading a group of girls, /Gishay holding eland horns in the background (print is a cropped image)
!Go Tsao
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