The Herero and Nama genocide is one such example. It took place between 1904 and 1908 in German-occupied South West Africa (currently the territory of Namibia).

Conflict and Costume is an in-depth look at the bold and gorgeous costumes that have come to represent the cultural identity of the Herero people.

Her unwieldy title encodes the difficulty of her project: “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika ...

Every year the Herero people commemorate those that died in battle with a special ceremony. And the women wear a special dress which is specific to Herero culture.

On Wednesday, Namibia commemorates for the first time the mass killings of Herero and Nama people, committed by Germany, at the beginning of the 20th century. The genocide, termed by historians as ...

Even in a continent rich with fantastic traditional garments, the Herero tribe of Namibia stands out. Photographer Jim Naughten first came across and p ...

Colonial rule may be history for the Herero tribe of Namibia but the style conventions of their 19th-century German oppressors live on – albeit with a certain bovine-inspired twist ...

The 1904-1907 Herero and Nama revolt and genocide was the first use of concentration camps by the Germans.

From his humble workshop, Namibia's leading fashion designer, McBright Kavari, is keeping alive the love for the Herero people's traditional dress with horned headgear, a full-length skirt and a ...

Twice the targets of systematic racism — an "extermination order" by German colonizers, then brutal segregation by South Africa — they're still fighting to regain what they lost.