View Single Post
Old 3rd April 2007, 07:33 PM   #1
Flavio
Member
 
Flavio's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Italia
Posts: 1,243
Default Interesting pictures 3 (AFRICA)

Pictures from the site

http://anthro.amnh.org/anthro.html

References:
Picture 1: OKONDO'S WARRIORS. OKONDO IS IN FRONT; HIS SHIELD IS WHITISH IN COLOR, WHEREAS THE OTHERS ARE NEARLY BLACK.
Locale: NIAGARA, CONGO BELGE
Picture 2: SEVEN BANDAKA WOMEN AND A BANDAKA MAN IN THE CENTER. HE CARRIES A SWORD ON A STRAP OF OKAPI SKIN (PURCHASED FOR THE MUSEUM). HIS HEAD DRESS IS WOVEN OF VEGETABLE FIBRE. THE FEATHERS ARE THE [BLANK] FROM THE LARGE PLANTAIN EATERS AND FROM GUINEA FOWLS.
Picture 3: LOGO MAN, WITH A SPEAR (MONGELIMA). Locale: FARADJE, CONGO BELGE
Picture 4: THREE AZANDE, WITH SHIELDS. ONE WITH SPEARS. KASIMA'S VILLAGE.
Locale: NEAR FARADJE, CONGO BELGE
Picture 5: A CHIEF OF THE NYA LUKELELE. UPON THE CAP OF LEOPARD SKIN, IS A CROWN OF RED TAIL FEATHERS OF THE GREY PARROT; 4 FINE SPRINGY BRASS WIRES AT THE END OF WHICH WHITE AND BLUE BEADS ARE FASTENED. CANINES OF LEOPARDS, WITH LARGE WHITE BEADS ARE USED AS COLLAR.
Picture 6: A CHIEF OF THE NYA LUKELELE. CAP OF LEOPARD SKIN, WITH BARBS OF THE FEATHERS OF THE LARGE PLANTAIN-EATERS, (BLUISH OR GREENISH-DARK); NECKLACE OF BLUE AND WHITE BEADS; ARMLET OF BLUE BEADS; SWORD HANGING ON A SHOULDER - STRAP OF BROWISH RED ANTELOPE SKIN
Picture 7: PORTRAIT NEARLY FRONT VIEW OF AN OLD AZANDE. MALUMBA RED; KNIFE COVER BRASS; HANDLE OF FLY BROOM COPPER; CORD AROUND WAIST DARK BROWN; NECKLACE BEADS RED, BLUE AND WHITE; TUFT OF RED PARROT FEATHERS ON TIP OF HAT; A PIECE OF TIN SHEETING IN FRONT OF HAT.
Picture 8: MAMORO, A MANGBETU CHIEF, SON OF DANKA. PORTRAIT 3/4 VIEW. PLASTER CAST OF FACE TAKEN. Locale: RUNGU, CONGO BELGE
Attached Images
        
Flavio is offline   Reply With Quote