African costume and culture.
Traditional Musgu woman from Tschad Photogravure portrait of a traditional Musgu woman with Labret Piercing. The disc stretches the upper lip. Photography by Jaspar von Oertzen in 1930. Musgum, Mulwi… Read More
The Oriental Album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile.
Sudan Red Sea, Beja warrior with shield and spear, 1895. Titel: Guerrier Bicharis, Sudan. Auteur du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, 1895. Éditeur: L. Boulanger. Related Posts:Famille de Bicharis. Beja… Read More
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Famille de Bicharis. Beja people from the Red Sea, Sudan. Titel: Famille de Bicharis. Auteur du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, 1895. Éditeur: L. Boulanger. Related Posts:Sudan Red Sea,… Read More
Literature
Couture: then and now Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically.
Arabic Bazaar in Suakin or Sawakin Sudan, at the Red Sea in 1895. Titel: Souakim. Le bazaar Arabe. Auteur du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, 1895. Éditeur: L. Boulanger. Related Posts:Sudan… Read More
African Nomads. Ababda tribe warriors with spears. Beja people in 1900. Titel: Guerriers Ababdeh. Auteur du Monde Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, 1895 . Éditeur: L. Boulanger. Related Posts:Famille de Bicharis. Beja people… Read More
South African Zulu warriors with spears and shield. Related Posts:Zulu Warrior. Zulu-Kraal. South Africa 1899.African tribe Ovambo women, Ondonga.Zulu group with weapons. South Africa 1876. Egyptian Book of the Dead:… Read More
Swahili Costume in 1900. Woman from the Mbaruks Tribe, East Africa. Related Posts:Masai warrior with spear, shield and lion headdress.Musgum. African tribe. Young shepherds 1930sKanouri tribe. Nigeria, Africa 1930s. Egyptian… Read More
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
