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Kalabit tribe blacksmiths, Borneo, SE AsiaTwo Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe blacksmiths, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) - they are using two cylinders made from palm stems as bellows. Date: 1922
Kalabit tribe blacksmiths, Sarawak, Borneo, SE AsiaThree Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe blacksmiths, Sarawak, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) - they are forging implements from smelted metal. Date: 1922
Tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE AsiaA tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- this is how they appear when on a diplomatic mission to the leaders of another tribe. Date: 1922
Sweetmeat seller, Lahej Bazaar, Gulf of Aden, ArabiaJewish sweetmeat seller, Lahej (Abdali, Al Houta) Bazaar, Gulf of Aden, Arabia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922
Somali woman with hookah, Gulf of Aden, ArabiaSomali woman relaxing with a hookah, Gulf of Aden, Arabia. Date: 1922
Arab children on playground ride, Gulf of Aden, Arabia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922
Young Sea Dayak or Iban woman, Borneo, SE AsiaYoung Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban woman in traditional costume made of brass and silver, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922
Windmill for processing sugar cane, Barbados, West IndiesA windmill is used for the processing of sugar cane in Barbados, West Indies (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922
Women working in sugar cane field, Jamaica, West IndiesWomen working in a sugar cane field, tending the young crops, Jamaica, West Indies (then in the British Empire). Date: 1922
Swahili women, Zanzibar island, Tanzania, East AfricaTwo Swahili women of Zanzibar island, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. One is helping the other with her hair. Date: 1922
Kikuyu couple in the forest, Kenya, East AfricaKikuyu couple in the forest, Kenya (then a British colony), East Africa -- the plume on the end of the warriors spear shows his peaceful intentions
Native fashions of Kenya, East AfricaNative fashions of Kenya (then a British colony), East Africa -- a Kikuyu man of the Nairobi district (top left) with a stretched earlobe; a Masai man (top right)
Bantu musicians with gourd piano, Central AfricaTwo Bantu musicians playing a gourd piano looking rather like a curved xylophone, Central Africa. Date: 1922
Nubian women, North Sudan, East Central AfricaNubian women with plaited hair in North Sudan, East Central Africa. Date: 1922
King Basu Fondong, Cameroon, Central AfricaKing Basu Fondong (Fondom) of Cameroon, Central Africa, seated on his throne. Date: 1922
Swahili women dressing each others hair, East AfricaSwahili women of East Africa (then part of the British Empire), dressing each others hair. Date: 1922
Swahili women and children, East AfricaTwo young Swahili women and children of East Africa (then part of the British Empire). Date: 1922
Dervish of Sudan, East Central AfricaA young dervish of the Sudan area (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Man with two monkey heads, East AfricaMan holding two monkey heads, somewhere in East Africa, then part of the British Empire. The types of monkey are Cercopithecus (left) and Colobus (right). Date: 1922
Mende men playing Warri, Gold Coast, West AfricaMen of the Mendi (Mende) country playing a game called Warri, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire, now part of Sierra Leone), West Africa
Telegraph poles for railway, Tanganyika, East AfricaMen holding up cast iron telegraph poles destined to run along the railway line in Tanganyika, East Africa (then part of the British Empire, now Tanzania). Date: 1922
Huntsmen with game, Tanganyika, East Africa (then part of the British Empire, now Tanzania). Date: 1922
Men of Zanzibar holding large tusks, Tanzania, East AfricaTwo men of Zanzibar holding a pair of large ivory tusks, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922
Swahili woman, Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania, East AfricaYoung Swahili woman of the Zanzibar peninsula, Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. A convert from Islam to Christianity. Date: 1922
Woman of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East AfricaWoman of Zanzibar in traditional costume and mask (barakoa), Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Date: 1922
Masai women of East Africa looking in a mirrorMasai (Msai) women of Southern Kenya or Northern Tanzania (then part of the British Empire), East Africa. Seen here admiring their own reflections in a mirror. Date: 1922
Four men playing cards, Kenya, East AfricaFour men playing cards in Kenya (then a British colony), East Africa. Date: 1922
King of Bunyoro and two chiefs, Western Uganda, East AfricaKing of Bunyoro and two chiefs in ceremonial dress, Western Uganda, East Africa. Date: 1922
King of Bunyoro and his wife, Western Uganda, East Africa. As a Christian, he has just one wife. Date: 1922
Hadendoa men, Sudan area, East Central AfricaHadendoa (Hadendowa) men, belonging to a nomadic tribe of cattle grazers in the Sudan area (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa, riding on a train. Date: 1922
Shilluk man, South Sudan, East Central AfricaShilluk man in an elaborate headdress with beads, shells and feathers, South Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Light craft on River Nile, South Sudan, East Central AfricaLight craft (or dhow) on the River Nile, Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Sheikh on horseback, Sudan Plains, East Central AfricaSheikh (head of tribe or village) on horseback, Sudan Plains (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Latuka woman, South Sudan, East Central AfricaLatuka woman of the Nile valley, South Sudan (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922
Native weaving industry, Cameroon, Central AfricaTwo men weaving a mat from long dried reeds or palm leaves on a wooden loom, in Cameroon, Central Africa (formerly in German West Africa). Date: 1922
Fondong warrior, Cameroon, Central AfricaFondong (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 AfricaWeaving cloth with hands and feet in a village on the Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa. Date: 1922
Avatar of Thaling, Bhutan, South AsiaAvatar 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
Young peasant woman, Carinthia, southern AustriaYoung peasant woman in gala dress, Carinthia, southern Austria. 1922
A Moi couple in a village, Vietnam (Annam)A Moi couple inside a village palisade, Vietnam (then known as Annam). 1922
REVOLUTIONARY BOOKA book dated according to the Revolutionary calendar. Date: 1789 - 1795
Castello di Ferro - Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland. Date: circa 1906
An artistic, misty and watery view of Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s
Marrakech, Morocco - Bab Agnaou Gateway. Date: circa 1928
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan - FesSultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan (1909-1961) going to the Idriss Mosque, Fes, Morocco. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time
Kaiser William II of Germany - Tangier, MoroccoKaiser William II of Germany during his visit in Tangier, Morocco, 31st March, 1905. In the foreground, the triumphal arch built by the Spanish colony
Kabyle Village Interior - Northern AlgeriaKabyle Village - Northern Algeria - The Kabyle people are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimated population today of 5 million individuals. Date: circa 1910s
An Algerian FalconerA Magnificent Algerian Falconer with his three birds. Date: circa 1910s