Herero Woman

Jim Brandenburg

National Geographic

Dress in the Victorian style first introduced by missionaries, a Herero woman sits on her front stoop. Though the Herero women did adopt the missionary dress, they have added their own colorful style. This dress shows both the emerging nation of Namibia and its wildlife.

Jim Brandenburg, "Herero Woman," in POYi Archive, Item #12189, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/12189 (accessed April 19, 2025).