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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
Travel,
Stamps and Stories,
headdresses,
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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
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, Gondwana Collection, namib desert lodge, namib desert, true love, MiraMedia, Namib dune, virtual realms, facebook, everyday realities, Emigrating to paradise: a new love, ZDF, german television, desert lodge, champagne sundowner, Namib Desert Lodge, Münster in Germany
May, 29 2012 in
Travel,
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true love,
MiraMedia,
Namib dune,
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facebook,
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Emigrating to paradise: a new love,
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Namib Desert Lodge,
Münster in Germany
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
Travel,
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Stamps and Stories,
National Museum of Namibia,
tourist industry,
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grain storage bins,
Gondwana Collection,
weaving technique,
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otto collection,
oshimbaba baskets,
fish baskets,
chicken baskets,
funnel-shaped fishing traps,
some thirty years,
coiling technique,
woven articles
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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Stamps and Stories, caprivi, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Kwando River, south west africa, West-Caprivi, politics, African National Union, Dr Libertine Amathila, Katima Mulilo, middle-east, caprivi strip
April, 27 2012 in
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Kwando River,
south west africa,
West-Caprivi,
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African National Union,
Dr Libertine Amathila,
Katima Mulilo,
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The Caprivi Strip - Under Changing Administration
The previous episode focused on the history of the Caprivi until the German...
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cattle, Stamps and Stories, ekori, headdresses, ovahimba, clothing, women, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Red ochre paste (otjize), beauty, meat tasting ceremony (makera), style, ox horn containers (onya), ekori-headdress, namibia culture groups, OtjiHerero-speaking, stamps and stories
April, 12 2012 in
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Stamps and Stories,
ekori,
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ovahimba,
clothing,
women,
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meat tasting ceremony (makera),
style,
ox horn containers (onya),
ekori-headdress,
namibia culture groups,
OtjiHerero-speaking,
stamps and stories
OvaHimba - The Ekori-Headdress of the Women
In contrast to all other Namibian culture groups, the OvaHimba have retained their...
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Travel, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nama, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, herero, politics, Sam Nujoma, herero clash, namibia independence march 21, European colonial powers, freedom struggle, Table Mountain, namibia independence, swapo, Gariep/Orange River, Adolf Lüderitz
March, 14 2012 in
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Nama,
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Sam Nujoma,
herero clash,
namibia independence march 21,
European colonial powers,
freedom struggle,
Table Mountain,
namibia independence,
swapo,
Gariep/Orange River,
Adolf Lüderitz
Independence - More than 300 Years of Resistance
January 1677. At the tip of Africa, where a supply station has been established at the...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, jackal, vacation, africa, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, Personalised Stamps, nature, Fish River Canyon, Poll, leopard, Panthera pardus, master of camouflage and stealth, genus panthera, rudyard kipling, hyena, dangerous, how the leopard got his spots, African folklore, master of camouflage, leopards favourite food, last common ancestor, wild cats
March, 7 2012 in
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Leopard: How it got its Spots & other Secrets
According to African folklore , Leopard stopped sharing his meals and started to hide...
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Stamps and Stories, Nature Conservation, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Poll, big cats, leopard, luiperd, habitats from rainforest to desert, Panthera pardus, IUCN, leopard killing a crocodile
January, 10 2012 in
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Poll,
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habitats from rainforest to desert,
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leopard killing a crocodile
The Leopard - Prince of Stealth
Beauty and power blend seamlessly in Panthera pardus, an animal that seems to have been...
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Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, Uncategorized, Personalised Stamps, Stories & History, gondwana stamps and stories, finger of god, henties bay, mukorob, national monument, nama ledgend, gonwana, wilfried haacke, small Mûgorob
December, 19 2011 in
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wilfried haacke,
small Mûgorob
Mûgorob - Symbol for Supremacy
The massive sandstone pillar which until 7 December 1988 pointed to the sky like a...
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Gondwana Collection Namibia, Nature Conservation, damara mopane lodge, Gondwana Collection, Monteiro’s Hornbill, kolibri, mopane forest, Maerula, hiking trails, damara dik-dik, Moringa, trumpet thorn, Sterculia, cardinal wood peckers, weavers, Damara Mopane Lodge
December, 5 2011 in
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Monteiro’s Hornbill,
kolibri,
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Moringa,
trumpet thorn,
Sterculia,
cardinal wood peckers,
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Damara Mopane Lodge
Exploring Damaraland on foot
Just in time for the first anniversary of Damara Mopane Lodge work on two hiking trails...
July, 19 2011 in
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Oryx antelope
Impressive Wealth of Game at Gondwana Cañon Park
Braving the early morning freeze that comes with the annual game count in Gondwana Cañon...
