Mary Selby Ferrari was born in New Orleans in 1928. She grew up in Great Neck, Long Island, and was educated at the College...
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The Ovahimba Years: Keep the Dance Alive
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A film about the music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Otjiherero language speaking groups of Namibia and Angola. Ovahimba, Ovadhimba, Ovahakaona, Ovagambwe,...
The Ovahimba Years: Wiping the Tears
7 min read
Excerpt of Wiping the Tears: Wiping the Tears takes us to the heart of the Ovahimba community of Etanga, a small village in the...
A film about the relationship between anthropologist Rina Sherman and an Omuhimba family with whom she lived for seven years, filming and photographing aspects...
Rina Sherman
4 min read
Born in South Africa, Rina Sherman was exiled from the country and settled in France in 1984 where she has been living and working...
Kate Gilhool Associate Editor TOMS motto is “Make life more comfortable,” and it appears that this mantra of comfortable living has spread to NCHS,...