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Background imageSkill Collection: Overhead view of colored powders for textile dyes in the street markets, Morocco

Overhead view of colored powders for textile dyes in the street markets, Morocco

Background imageSkill Collection: Tanned animal skins hanging to dry in the old tannery of Fez, Morocco

Tanned animal skins hanging to dry in the old tannery of Fez, Morocco

Background imageSkill Collection: High angle view of man working at the vats of colours in the tannery of Fes, Morocco

High angle view of man working at the vats of colours in the tannery of Fes, Morocco

Background imageSkill Collection: UK, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, Old Town, The Royal Mile, High Street, Fringe Festival

UK, Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh, Old Town, The Royal Mile, High Street, Fringe Festival Juggling Performance

Background imageSkill Collection: Fishermen next to the U Bein Bridge, a 1

Fishermen next to the U Bein Bridge, a 1.2 km wooden footbridge (longest teak bridge in the world), Amarapura, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)

Background imageSkill Collection: Archery, datse, is a favourite national sport of the Bhutanese

Archery, datse, is a favourite national sport of the Bhutanese. Here an Archer practices his skills on the high Cheli La Pass using a traditional bamboo bow and arrow

Background imageSkill Collection: A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft

A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft
A Hadza hunter wearing the skins of a baboon and genet cat checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft, fledged with guinea fowl feathers.The Hadzabe are a thousand-strong community of

Background imageSkill Collection: A wood carver puts the finishing touches to a Chiefs chair

A wood carver puts the finishing touches to a Chiefs chair. These two-piece, three-legged stools with high, decorated backs are beautifully made from hard wood and have become popular with tourists

Background imageSkill Collection: Morocco, Marrakech

Morocco, Marrakech. The Entrance to Cafrabe, Opened in 2004, Cafe Arabe is the first official cafe to have opened in the old city area. The cafe has been built in a refurbished Moroccan house

Background imageSkill Collection: Two riders on horseback perform the correr abracats

Two riders on horseback perform the correr abracats (galloping embrace) through the crowd. The event is one of the medieval games held during the Menorcan festival of Sant Joan in Ciutadella

Background imageSkill Collection: Mohamed Thuruani

Mohamed Thuruani, a skilled craftsman of 17 years standing in Lamu, sits outside his home while putting the finishing touches to a model dhow

Background imageSkill Collection: The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana

The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope

Background imageSkill Collection: Men working with skins in traditional Moroccan leather tanneries, Fes, Morocco

Men working with skins in traditional Moroccan leather tanneries, Fes, Morocco

Background imageSkill Collection: Kitesurfing, Episkopi beach, Rethymno, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece

Kitesurfing, Episkopi beach, Rethymno, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece

Background imageSkill Collection: Young man playing ice hockey on frozen Lake Sils at sunset, Graubunden, Engadine

Young man playing ice hockey on frozen Lake Sils at sunset, Graubunden, Engadine, Switzerland (MR)

Background imageSkill Collection: Woman winding up thread at weaving workshop on Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township

Woman winding up thread at weaving workshop on Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Background imageSkill Collection: Traditional gondola figurine, Venice, Veneto region, Italy

Traditional gondola figurine, Venice, Veneto region, Italy

Background imageSkill Collection: Hatters James Lock & Co, founded in 1676, St Jamess street, London, UK

Hatters James Lock & Co, founded in 1676, St Jamess street, London, UK
Hatters James Lock & Co, founded in 1676, St Jamesas street, London, UK

Background imageSkill Collection: Spain, Andalusia, Seville. Flamenco dancer performing outdoors

Spain, Andalusia, Seville. Flamenco dancer performing outdoors

Background imageSkill Collection: A woman weaves an intricate pattern in silk on her traditional wooden loom

A woman weaves an intricate pattern in silk on her traditional wooden loom. The broad leather belt around her buttocks is the reason for naming this particular type of loom backstrap loom

Background imageSkill Collection: Peru, A Quechua-speaking woman works her traditional wooden loom on Taquile Island

Peru, A Quechua-speaking woman works her traditional wooden loom on Taquile Island

Background imageSkill Collection: Two Datoga men participate in a mock stick fight

Two Datoga men participate in a mock stick fight. The Datoga (known to their Msai neighbours as the Mang ati and to the Iraqw as Babaraig) live in northern Tanzania and are primarily pastoralists

Background imageSkill Collection: A Hadza hunter

A Hadza hunter wearing a baboon skin returns to camp with a haunch of impala over his shoulder. He killed the antelope with a metal-tipped arrow that had been dipped in a fast-acting vegetable poison

Background imageSkill Collection: A Hadza hunter fledges an arrow shaft

A Hadza hunter fledges an arrow shaft
A Hadza hunter wearing a baboon skin fledges an arrow shaft with guinea fowl feathers using the sinews of an antelope.The Hadzabe are a thousand-strong community of hunter-gatherers who have lived in

Background imageSkill Collection: A rider on horseback speeds through the crowd attempting

A rider on horseback speeds through the crowd attempting to strike a target with a lance. The event held in Ciutadella on the Balearic Island of Menorca is part of the festival of Sant Joan

Background imageSkill Collection: Detail of feet being used to repair fishing

Detail of feet being used to repair fishing nets

Background imageSkill Collection: A potter fashions cooking pots by the coil method

A potter fashions cooking pots by the coil method, shaping them by eye alone. Surprisingly, craft skills such as pottery and basket-making are the sole preserve of men in Southwest Uganda

Background imageSkill Collection: A man carries traditional split-bamboo baskets to sell

A man carries traditional split-bamboo baskets to sell at Kisoro market. Most women in Southwest Uganda carry their farm produce to market in these attractive baskets balanced on their heads

Background imageSkill Collection: Most women in Southwest Uganda carry their farm produce

Most women in Southwest Uganda carry their farm produce to market in attractive split-bamboo baskets balanced on their heads. The baskets are made exclusively by men

Background imageSkill Collection: Boat builders put the finishing touches to a new jahazi

Boat builders put the finishing touches to a new jahazi in the open boatyard at Matondoni, Lamu Island. The place has been famous for making traditional wooden sailing boats for a century or more

Background imageSkill Collection: A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu-style

A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu-style chair embellished with marquetry. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD

Background imageSkill Collection: A woman makes makuti

A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years

Background imageSkill Collection: A Tavli board and Frappe. (Iced Coffee drink) Loutro, South Crete, Greece

A Tavli board and Frappe. (Iced Coffee drink) Loutro, South Crete, Greece


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