Today Collection (page 12)

Fondong warrior, Cameroon, Central Africa
Fondong (Fondom) warrior, Cameroon, Central Africa, with elaborate scarring on his arm, produced by cutting the flesh and putting stitches into the wounds

Weaving in a village on the Gold Coast, West Africa
Weaving cloth with hands and feet in a village on the Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa. Date: 1922

Drummers of the King of Buntuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Drummers of the King of Buntuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa. Each chief had his own drum call or motto. 1922

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Woman of the Gold Coast, West Africa
Woman of the Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing western-style dress. Date: 1922

Law court building at Kano, Nigeria, West Africa, with the alkali or native judge on the front steps. Date: 1922

King of Yarawa dancing, Fedderi, West Africa
King of Yarawa dancing in a Hausa robe at Fedderi, West Africa (then part of the British Empire), with musicians alongside him. The dance was apparently performed in honour of the photographer

Man with two wives, Lokoja, Nigeria, West Africa
Abigah (Abigel), son of the King of Lokoja, with his two wives, Lokoja, Nigeria, West Africa. 1922

Mausoleum at Ibiabon, Obibio, West Africa (then part of the British Empire), with a black umbrella fixed to the top. Date: 1922

Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, Nigeria, West Africa
Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, northern Nigeria, West Africa. One blows a trumpet while the other accompanies him on a drum. 1922

Horse and rider, Sokoto, Nigeria, West Africa
Horse and rider with large oryx hide shield, Sokoto, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

House building by hand, Nigeria, West Africa
House building by hand in Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

Emir of Gombe, Nigeria, West Africa, on horseback at a Durbar, shaded from the sun by a parasol held by a footman. Date: 1922

Two girls with beaded headdresses, Nigeria, West Africa
Two girls with shaved heads and beaded headdresses (coronets), Nigeria, West Africa. Date: 1922

Indigenous woman and baby, Brazil, setting off to work in the fields. Date: 1922

Indigenous musician, Brazil, playing pan pipes and wearing many beads. Date: 1922

Two indigenous hunters, Brazil
Two indigenous hunters in Brazil, descended from the ancient Aruacs. Their earlobes are weighted and elongated in childhood. Date: 1922

Woman preparing food from cassava plant, Brazil
Woman preparing food from a cassava or manioc plant, Brazil. The root of the plant is poisonous, but the poison can be extracted by squeezing the sap out by stretching and contracting. Date: 1922

Girls operating the public lottery, Brazil
Girls operating the public lottery by turning wheels with numbers on them, Brazil. Date: 1922

Broom vendor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Broom vendor in a street of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: 1922

Ancient Aymara funerary tower, Bolivia, South America
Ancient Aymara funerary tower, known as a chullpa, on the high plateau of Bolivia, South America. Date: 1922

Indigenous family in boat, Bolivia, South America
Indigenous family in their boat, Bolivia, South America. Both the base and the sail are made of reeds. Date: 1922

Feast day near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America -- indigenous people in large feathered headdresses, carrying large drums. Date: 1922

Indigenous family outside hut, Bolivia, South America
Indigenous family sitting outside their hut shaped like a beehive, Bolivia, South America. Date: 1922

Quechua woman, Bolivia, South America
Quechua woman sitting in profile, Bolivia, South America, with silver spoons adorning her plaited hair. Date: 1922

Camel rider in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Camel rider, a tribesman from the desert, shopping in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Date: 1922

Group of Mullahs, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
A group of mullahs with their books, wearing patterned vestments in the panelled lecture room of a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Date: 1922

Group of lamas dancing, Bhutan, South Asia
Group of Buddhist lamas (monks) doing a religious dance at a castle in Bhutan, South Asia. They are wearing papier mache masks representing the heads of animals or devils

Avatar of Thaling, Bhutan, South Asia
Avatar of Thaling and others, Bhutan, South Asia. The Avatar is seen here in his Buddhist vestments, including an embroidered cope and an ornate mitre. 1922

Group of men and boys camping at Lingzhi, Bhutan, South Asia. They are 15, 000 feet up in the Himalayas. Date: 1922

Court in the Kings Palace, Bhutan, South Asia. It has typically massive timberwork. The troughs in the middle are royal baths, used medicinally. Date: 1922

King of Bhutans lifeguards, Bhutan, South Asia
The lifeguards of the King of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo), Gonsar Ugyen Wangchuk, Bhutan, South Asia. They are dressed in rich brocade

Lama of Tango Monastery, Bhutan, South Asia
The Lama of the Tango Monastery, Bhutan, South Asia. Seen here with others in front of the carved portal of his monastery at Talo, located in the hills above Punakha. Date: 1922

King of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo), Bhutan, South Asia
The King of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo), Gonsar Ugyen Wangchuk (1862-1926), Bhutan, South Asia. He took part in the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet in 1904

King of Bhutan and his family, Bhutan, South Asia
The King of Bhutan (Druk Gyalpo), Gonsar Ugyen Wangchuk (1862-1926), with his daughters, grandson and kinswomen, Bhutan, South Asia. He took part in the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet in 1904

Pygmy hunters of the Welle, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Six pygmy hunters of the Welle district, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Shown standing in a row, aiming their poison arrows. Date: 1922

Trumpeter of the Mangbetu, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Trumpeter of the Mangbettu (Mangbetu) court, holding his carved horn modelled from an ivory tusk, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Tribal chief, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
A tribal chief of the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. His beard is several feet long, but is generally kept plaited and coiled tightly under his chin. Date: 1922

Four Mangbettu people, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Four people of the Mangbettus (Mangbetu) tribe, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Showing decorative body scars, ivory hairpins, a nose plug

King Manziga Avungura, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
King Manziga Avungura of the Zande (Azande) tribe (son of Ugwa), Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. 1922

King Akondo, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
King Akondo of the Mangbettu (Mangbetu) tribe in royal dancing costume, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Spearman and battle axeman, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Spearman and battle axeman in magic warpaint, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Sabot maker working at his cottage door, Belgium
Sabot maker working at his cottage door, a traditional home industry in Belgium. Date: 1922

Annual procession of the Holy Blood, Bruges, Belgium -- supposedly drops of Jesuss blood brought from the Holy Land in 1150 by Theodoric, Count of Flanders, preserved in a chapel in the Grand Place

Milkmaid in special costume and bonnet, Belgium -- she apparently won a beauty competition for milkmaids. Date: 1922

Women drawing flax to turn it into yarn, Belgium
Women drawing flax on combs to turn it into yarn, Belgium, a traditional home industry. Date: 1922

Sheaves of flax drying in a field, Belgium. Date: 1922

Milkwoman with government inspector, Belgium
Milkwoman on her morning rounds, with a dog-drawn cart, Belgium. A government inspector is checking the quality of the milk. Date: 1922

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