Young shepherds at the banks of the Logone.
Tag: African customs
Traditional African dress, culture and customs of the various regions.
African Nuer Woman, South Sudan.
African Nuer Woman, South Sudan 1930s. The Nuer, proper name Naath or Nei Ti Naath (“people”) are an African ethnic group in South Sudan and western Ethiopia, where especially in… Read More
African tribe of Nuer. Man resting position, South Sudan.
African tribe of Nuer. Man resting position, South Sudan 1930s. Gallery: The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik
Woman hairdress from Central African Republic.
Formally Ubangi-Shari Africa. The name Ubangi-Shari was formed from the two major rivers of the area: the Ubangi and Shari.
African Sara women from Chad with lip plate.
African Sara women from Chad with lip plate, c. 1910s.
Arabian Girl hairdress from Kisangani Congo
Arabian Girl hairdress from Kisangani Congo c. 1910s.
Woman of Goma. Congo Makele. African hairstyle.
Goma is a major city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of North Kivu Province.
Hairdress of a Woman of N’Djamena, Chad.
Woman of N’Djamena, formally Fort Lammy, Chad. The dark continent; Africa, the landscape and the people by Hugo Adolf Bernatzik.
Ranavalona III last queen of Madagascar. She reigns from 1883 to 1897.
Ranavalona III, born November 22, 1861 at Amparibe and died in exile in Algiers May 23, 1917, was the last queen of Madagascar where she reigns from 1883 to 1897
Kanouri tribe. Nigeria, Africa 1930s.
Kanouri tribe. Nigeria, Africa 1930s. Peoples from the Kanouri tribe playing dice, Dikwa Nigeria.
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