Period Photos of People with Ethnographic Arms

manokent · 29th October 2012, 11:44 AM

This is a great idea for a thread! Here are a couple of pics from an old book that I bought recently. The book called " The Secret Museum of Mankind" is undated although I think it would date from between the wars.

Pic 1 Bisharin tribesman - Near Assuan (sic)

Pic2 Rif or Er Rif Warrior - North Morocco.

If anyone can date this publication I would be glad to hear.

Lee · 29th October 2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by manokent

If anyone can date this publication I would be glad to hear.

I also have a copy of the book and someone has created a website about the book.

manokent · 31st October 2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by manokent

If anyone can date this publication I would be glad to hear.

Thanks Lee, Interesting viewpoint from the guy who compiled the website that I initially didn't agree with at all. However when you read the published advertisement from the 30's I can see his point. I still think that the book is a useful resource of period photos that would have been taken in the early 1900's.

Thanks again,

Mark.

estcrh · 1st November 2012, 04:02 PM

Two more interesting photos showing armor being worn, the first is titled "Turkmen soldiers", three warriors dressed in mail carrying shields and weapons. the next photo had a title of "hill men'', it shows Indian warriors, two are wearing mail, and look at the size of the spears.

Iain · 4th December 2012, 03:57 PM

Two very interesting images from around 1911 to 1915 from the Bamum kingdom in Cameroon.

One photo shows the king and the other two of his sons. I find these images particularly fascinating because they clearly show takouba in a region I did not know they were used.

CharlesS · 4th December 2012, 04:01 PM

I am wondering why they are holding them(takoubas) hilt to the ground???...it does look like they have both taken off their belts and slung them across the top of the takouba. Looks like a curved dagger on the ground also attached to a belt.

Interesting...

Great pic....thanks for the addition!

Iain · 4th December 2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlesS

I am wondering why they are holding them(takoubas) hilt to the ground???...it does look like they have both taken off their belts and slung them across the top of the takouba. Looks like a curved dagger on the ground also attached to a belt.

Interesting...

Great pic....thanks for the addition!

Hi Charles, holding the takouba hilt down is not unusual in period and contemporary photos. Not sure of the exact reason why - a non threatening posture maybe?

Good eye for the knife - hadn't noticed that.

Here's a few examples from the present day:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikaram...57606151530689
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikaram...57606151530689
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikaram...57606151530689

Iain · 20th May 2013, 12:45 PM

A couple of additions to this thread.

Where: Paris Museum
When: Unknown
Who: Museum display of Tuareg warriors
Weapons visible: spears, swords
Source if known: Old French postcard

Where: Italian Libya
When: Presumed sometime between 1911 and the 1940s
Who: Tuareg archer
Weapons visible: Bow, arrows
Source if known: Old Italian postcard

CharlesS · 4th December 2012, 04:07 PM

Great pic of Moro armor and kampillan(note pommel holes but no hair decoration)...not to mention a gorgeous shield that several of us would love to have!!!

sirupate · 6th December 2012, 09:47 PM

that is a great pic of an old Moro warrior

29th October 2012, 11:44 AM	#1
manokent Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 11	This is a great idea for a thread! Here are a couple of pics from an old book that I bought recently. The book called " The Secret Museum of Mankind" is undated although I think it would date from between the wars. Pic 1 Bisharin tribesman - Near Assuan (sic) Pic2 Rif or Er Rif Warrior - North Morocco. If anyone can date this publication I would be glad to hear. Attached Images

1st November 2012, 04:02 PM	#4
estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,492	Two more interesting photos showing armor being worn, the first is titled "Turkmen soldiers", three warriors dressed in mail carrying shields and weapons. the next photo had a title of "hill men'', it shows Indian warriors, two are wearing mail, and look at the size of the spears. Attached Images

4th December 2012, 03:57 PM	#5
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Two very interesting images from around 1911 to 1915 from the Bamum kingdom in Cameroon. One photo shows the king and the other two of his sons. I find these images particularly fascinating because they clearly show takouba in a region I did not know they were used. Attached Images

20th May 2013, 12:45 PM	#8
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	A couple of additions to this thread. Where: Paris Museum When: Unknown Who: Museum display of Tuareg warriors Weapons visible: spears, swords Source if known: Old French postcard Where: Italian Libya When: Presumed sometime between 1911 and the 1940s Who: Tuareg archer Weapons visible: Bow, arrows Source if known: Old Italian postcard Attached Images

4th December 2012, 04:07 PM	#9
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Great pic of Moro armor and kampillan(note pommel holes but no hair decoration)...not to mention a gorgeous shield that several of us would love to have!!! Attached Images

4th December 2012, 04:01 PM	#6
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	I am wondering why they are holding them(takoubas) hilt to the ground???...it does look like they have both taken off their belts and slung them across the top of the takouba. Looks like a curved dagger on the ground also attached to a belt. Interesting... Great pic....thanks for the addition!

6th December 2012, 09:47 PM	#10
sirupate Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 373	that is a great pic of an old Moro warrior