The “Babende” are the members of a secret society among the Bangongo, a tribe of the Buschongo or Songora on the lower Congo.
Kongo. A Makenge named dignitary of the Babende.
Tag: African customs
Traditional African dress, culture and customs of the various regions.
Bust of a black African woman and man by Charles Cordier
Masterpieces of industrial art & sculpture at the International exhibition, 1862
Armed San men about to set off on an expedition. Khoisan Peoples.
Armed San men about to set off on an expedition. Khoisan Peoples of South Africa, by Samuel Daniell.
Musician of the Bateke tribe representing a orchestral group.
From a photograph taken among the Bateke tribe, Central Africa, representing a orchestral group.
Africa Nigeria. Nupe woman clothing around 1878.
Nupe woman around 1878. Nupe (also called Nufe or Nyfe) was once a tributary empire to the Sultan of Gwandu, in central Niger
Habit of a Woman of Africa in 1581
Habit of a Woman of Africa in 1581 from Habitus Variarum. Africaine
Usagara, Chief of Mamboya, with his son and witch doctor.
Usagara, Tanzania. Chief of Mamboya, with his son and witch doctor.
Zulu Warrior. Zulu-Kraal. South Africa 1899.
Zulu Warrior. South Africa 1899. Wedding dance, ornaments utensils, interior hut.
Costume of Gambia. Voyage to Africa 1823.
Costume of Gambia.
Historical Berber costumes from Morocco, 1862.
Historical Berber Costumes of Morocco. Morocco is a state in the north-west of Africa.