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Background imageSkilled 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 imageSkilled Collection: Detail of Panama hats in production

Detail of Panama hats in production, Cuenca, Azuay Province, Ecuador

Background imageSkilled Collection: A !Kung hunter-gatherer stands ready to accompany his

A !Kung hunter-gatherer stands ready to accompany his friends on a hunt. His bow and arrows are kept in a soft leather pouch slung over his shoulder

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

Detail of feet being used to repair fishing nets

Background imageSkilled 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 imageSkilled Collection: A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a

A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans

Background imageSkilled 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 imageSkilled 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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