© Jim Naughten/courtesy of Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Even in a continent rich with fantastic traditional garments, the Herero tribe of Namibia stands out ...
An elderly Herero woman in patchwork dress and pale scarf. As Herero women get older, the 'horns' of their headdresses get smaller. According to some accounts, this is to symbolize their loss of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice President Lucia Witboo light a ceremonial candle as the country holds its ...
In 2011 Jim Naughten spent four months photographing the Herero tribe of Namibia. The London-based photographer drove thousands of miles through the desert, meeting and negotiating with people, ...
From his humble Windhoek workshop, Namibia's leading fashion designer is keeping alive the love for the Herero people's traditional dress with horned headgear, a full-length skirt and a link to German ...
Jim Naughten’s photographs of the Herero, a people who live mostly in Namibia, are striking: their colorful, throwback style immediately draws the eye. But why would a pastoral African tribe wear ...
On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each German soldier killed during a largely forgotten colonial war. Nearby is a ...
Schoolgirls in Windhoek walk past a memorial to victims of Germany's colonial-era massacre in Namibia - Copyright AFP Wakil KOHSAR Schoolgirls in Windhoek walk past a ...
The magnificent traditional costume of the Herero of Namibia, southern Africa, is a stark reminder of the country's tumultuous past. In the late 19th century, the influence of missionaries and traders ...