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Object Number
2001.29.17844
Display Title
Woman standing at the top of a storage basket and putting something in it
Descriptions
Object Description
Transcript of handwritten text on negative envelope: "South West Africa / Ovamboland / Grain Tax"
Department
Photographic
Date
1950
Artist
Merl La Voy
Culture
- Ovambo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Namibia
/
Ovamboland
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 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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