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Lew 8th May 2007 11:23 PM

INTERESTING PHOTOS OF BEJA WARRIORS
 
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I found these on the internet circa 1900-10. Notice the kaskaras,shield and spear.


Lew

Luc LEFEBVRE 9th May 2007 10:43 PM

Always good to find this kind of photos.
Thanks
Luc

Freddy 11th May 2007 04:34 PM

I think these are from the same region. The first postcard is dated '1909'

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...n-Bisharin.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...chekrijger.jpg

Lew 11th May 2007 07:12 PM

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Hear is a studio photo of a warrior from the Sudan. Btw I wonder if the cut out in the Beja shield was used as a perch for a spear during combat?


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