Wodaabe Bororo woman, Banyo, French Cameroons, Mandated Territory. The Wodaabe Bororo belong to the ethnic group of the Fulani. They are one of the last tribes of Africa, who have kept… Read More
Tag: African customs
Traditional African dress, culture and customs of the various regions.
Chief in ceremonial dress, Gold Coast, Ghana.
Chief in ceremonial dress, Gold Coast, Ghana 1930s. The British colony Gold Coast (“Gold Coast Colony”) in West Africa existed from 1878 to 1958 and was part of British West… Read More
Tournament in Dikwa, Borno State, Nigeria.
Tournament in Dikwa, Borno State, Nigeria 1930s. Gallery: The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
Mother and child of Eastern Djur, Ghana 1930s.
Mother and child of Eastern Djur, Ghana 1930s. Gallery: The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
African people of South Africa, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
Headdresses of African people of South Africa, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. Man of Kashna, South Africa – Woman of Jacoba, South Africa – Woman of Liessi, South Africa – Man from… Read More
Peoples from the African Jarawa tribe tatooing a woman.
Peoples from the African Jarawa tribe tatooing a woman, Nigeria 1930s. Gallery: The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
Felup and Mandingo from the village of Fulier at the Senegal.
Felup and Mandingo from the village of Fulier at the Senegal, by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche.
Inhabitants of Madagascar in 1800.
Inhabitants of Madagascar by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche, Meissen, 1840.
Libya merchant and farmer in c. 1840
A Libyan farmer on a threshing machine and a wandering merchant.
African dance of the Moru tribe, South Sudan 1930s.
African dance of the Moru tribe, South Sudan 1930s. Gallery: The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com