The kutiyapi, or kudyapi, is an indianized Filipino two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. It is the only stringed instrument among the Maguindanao people, and one of several among other groups such as the Maranao and Manobo.
The Igorot (also Cordillerano) are an indigenous people living on the Philippine island of Luzon.
Chinese National Day. Tien An Men parade 1954.
The Farasia, Kaftan. North Africa, Morocco. Oriental Costumes by Max Tilke. This garment is a shirt-dress with wide sleeves, it is buttoned over the chest. It is often belted, and… Read More
NORTH AFRICA, MOROCCO. The djellabia or djellaba. Maghreb region of North Africa. Djellaba arab. جلابة It differs from the Egyptian Galabia by a sewn lace hood.
The carpenters of Bengal. Besides ordinary work in wood, they carve conch-shells into bracelets, make images of the gods, and paint religious pictures.
Limbu. Male and female.
A Lama woman A Lama woman from the Tibetan frontier: Mongoloid Type.
Bagdad. Taking Stores Aboard on the Tigris by Means of Guffas. A Guffa was a traditional, usually plaited reeds, round basket boat, which was used on the Tigris and Euphrates… Read More
Marriage Hut of Arab Fellahin with the Newly Married Couple.
