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29th October 2011, 04:21 PM
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I love Ethiopia and Somalia where I have been working and I hope to go back again. Here are some more photos of Hadendoa and Ethiopian warriors.
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29th October 2011, 05:31 PM
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There are interesting photos in the book "Ethiopia Photographed" by Pankhurst and Gerard
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31st October 2011, 12:56 PM
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There is a nice webpage where you can see some early photos of Peul riders as well as the Emir of Agadez. Unfortunately the images are very small.
http://www.vospiresamis.net/PAFpgEsc...Niger%201.html |
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7th January 2012, 01:37 PM
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Some more images of Tuaregs I dug up off my hard drive. Notice the spears, teleks and most interesting for those of us who like costumes... the heavy furs worn by the warrior in one image!
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11th March 2012, 06:22 PM
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I am reviving this thread to add a most unusual image. A Andinna (a woman who enters spirtual trances among the Kunama people) sitting with a kaskara.
The image was found here, were you can read more about the Andinna. |
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13th March 2012, 12:02 PM
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A few more interesting images. A 1883 photo of a Mahdist warrior.
Two images from inside the museum at Zinder, one showing the rarely seen short throwing darts and the second a Portuguese helmet. Finally an image from the 1950s from the court in Katsina, the bodyguard of the emir (in the traditional red and green of Hausa court guards) has the tip of his scabbard showing with the usual long chap often seen on higher end Hausa swords. |
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13th March 2012, 01:06 PM
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may be more "Spanish comb morion" but doesn't matter  it was an helmet used during the 16th and early 17th centuries, the morion, though generally identified with Spanish conquistadors, was common among foot soldiers of European nationalities (several) but more intriguing ... how this helmet reached the deep South Sahara I suppose according with ; the native's dress, and environment, could be North Niger ... spoils of war ? (razzia)(غزو) item of trade ? Thanks a lot for sharing with us these amazing postcards  à + Dom |
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