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Travel, Stamps and Stories, headdresses, vacation, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, northern namibia, omawe gomupolo, ovafuko, initiation ceremony, eembuvi-plaits of Mbalantu women, omhatela, oshiwambo, Omusati Region, omutyuula-tree, tribal area, southern angola
June, 20 2012 in
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Mbalantu - The eembuvi-plaits of the Women
The Mbalantu live in the extreme northern parts of the Omusati Region and part of their...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, nature, animals in namibia, birds in namibia, climate, Benguela Current, IUCN’s Red List, jackass penguin, guano layer, penguin eggs, southern tip of africa, penguin, african penguin, Spheniscus demersus, penguin numbers, penguins moult, stamps and stories
June, 14 2012 in
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Our African Penguin - On the List of endangered Species
It’s surprising to think of penguins in the African heat rather than in colder climes,...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, Dr Georg Hartmann, Trek Boers, vacation, swa, Dr Philaletes Kuhn, South West Africa Company, Grootfontein, georg hartmann, gondwana, friendly Boer settlement, german consul, Grootfontein District, futile efforts, Lieutenant Steinhausen, Transvaal-Boers, Hereroland, south west africa, stamps and stories
June, 14 2012 in
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The Dorslandtrek (II) - Commandant Lombard and his group
The previous issue discussed the futile efforts of the first Trek Boers to establish...
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June, 13 2012 in
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Dorslandtrek (I) - The Republic of Upingtonia
Today many people are not aware that the Trek Boers laid the foundations of the...
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Gondwana Collection Namibia, Namibia Tourism Expo, mannie heymans, Tourism Expo, success, mannie heyman, gondwana, mannie heymans mountainbike, mountain bike
June, 8 2012 in
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Mannie Heymans at the Namibia Tourism Expo 2012
The secret of Mannie Heymans success has been revealed at the Tourism Expo. Gondwana...
May, 31 2012 in
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From close by it resembles a climbing wall
From close by it resembles a climbing wall for free climbers: Vingerklip is 35 metres...
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May, 30 2012 in
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Vingerklip - A Sculpture of the Ugab River
From close by it resembles a climbing wall for free climbers: Vingerklip is 35 metres high
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May, 29 2012 in
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Donkey carts: The 4x4s of rural Namibia
Although you may think that mini-bus taxis, buses and bakkies are the modern means of...
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May, 29 2012 in
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Namib Desert Lodge in TV Film on Emigrants
The true story of a young woman from Münster in Germany, who follows her heart and moves...
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Travel, lidded baskets, basket makers, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, tourist industry, fishing traps, grain storage bins, Gondwana Collection, weaving technique, AaWambo, otto collection, oshimbaba baskets, fish baskets, chicken baskets, funnel-shaped fishing traps, some thirty years, coiling technique, woven articles
May, 23 2012 in
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Art of Basketry - Fruit Baskets of the AaWambo
Traditionally, the AaWambo were renowned basket makers and used a wide variety of baskets...
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May, 22 2012 in
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Hoodia - Hardy Plant of the Desert
A true desert bloom crowned in the springtime by large disc-shaped crimson flowers, Hoodia
May, 2 2012 in
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Rehoboth-Baster - The 'Kappie' of the Women
Although the long dress and the unique headdress of the Rehoboth Baster women has today...
