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Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan. Tourists in kimono taking pictures with smartphone in Gion district
An Omani woman walks past the marble facade of Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman
Arashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan. Woman with red umbrella and kimono admiring the view on Katsura river
Rajasthani dancers, Taj Lake Palace, Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jain temple at Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India
Qatar, Doha. Museum of islamic art
Oman, Wahiba Sands. Bedouin on the sand dunes at sunset (MR)
India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Samode Palace, women wearing colourful Saris dancing (MR, PR)
The old medina of Marrakech. Morocco
A wizened old farmer near Mongar wears the traditional knee-length national robe called gho and a beautifully made conical bamboo hat, the belo
Poland, Cracow. Polish girls in traditional dress sitting at the base of the statue of Adam Mickiewicz, preparing to dance in Market Square
Peru, A woman with a load of maize stalks to feed to her pigs crosses a narrow bridge spanning the Urubamba River
A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaftA 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
The scene at a Msai manyatta south of Lake NatronThe scene at a Msai manyatta, or homestead, as the first rays of sun herald another scorching day in an arid part of northern Tanzania, south of Lake Natron
A Moroccan water seller in traditional dress in the Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech
Quechua family outside Sibayo village church
Woman wearing Sari, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India Woman In Traditional Dress, Jaisalmer, Western Rajasthan, India
A monk demonstrating meditation at the Zen Music Shaolin Grand Ceremony, Shaolin, Henan Province, China
Tang Dynasty (618-907) Dance and Music Show at the Sunshine Grand Theatre, Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China Tang Dynasty (618-907) Dance and Music Show at the Sunshine Grand Theatre, Xian City
A Herero woman in striking attire at Opuwo.The origins of the elaborate dress and unique hat style of the Herero can be traced back to 19th century German missionaries who took exception to what they
A Himba youth with his hair styled in a long plait, known as ondatu. Once married, he will split the ondatu into two plaits and keep them covered
Two happy Himba girls ride a donkey to market. Their bodies gleam from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Their long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way
A Himba woman milks a cow in the stock enclosure close to her home. Traditional milk containers made from hollowed wood are preferred to their modern equivalents
Himba women perform the otjiunda dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while one of them gyrates in the centre of the circle
An Herero man and two women ride home in a donkey cart. The elaborate dresses and unique hat styles of Herero women can be traced back to 19th century German missionaries who took exception to what
!Kung hunter-gatherers pause to check a distant wild animal in the early morning. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as Bushmen
A band of !Kung hunter-gatherers makes a stealthy approach towards an antelope, their bows & arrows at the ready. The !Kung are a part of the San of Southern Africa who are often referred to as
An attractive !Kung woman. The !Kung are San hunter-gatherers, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned
An old Kikuyu lady picks coffee Taken in the 1960 s, this photograph depicts a traditional form of dress and ear ornaments among Kikuyu women, which has completely disappeared
A proud Samburu mother of two recently circumcised boys wears briefly their bird skin headdresses round her neck after they discard them during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony (the ceremony of the arrows)
A young Samburu boy sucks marrow straight from the leg bone of a cow. Marrow is a much sought-after delicacy. During every Samburu ceremony
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic
Kenya, South Horr, Kurungu. A Samburu youth after his circumcision. The day after he has been circumcised, the initiate must hang in his pierced earlobes copper ear ornaments that are normally worn
Dressed in his black goatskin cloak, a Samburu boy puts his bundle of sticks, staves and gum on the roof of his mothers house
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a slow, haunting melody whose words are ad-libbed to suit the occasion
Up to a year before his circumcision, a Samburu boy will style his hair in a distinctive pudding bowl shape and often rub charcoal and fat into it
Laikipiak Msai
Women of the nomadic Gabbra tribe prepare to move their familys possessions by camel. The long sticks are the structures for their dome-shaped houses
An old Luo lady smoking a traditional clay pipe
A Swahili Muslim woman from Kenyas coast province dressed in a traditional buibui
Ole Senteu Simel, grandson of the famous Msai Laibon Mbatian (after which the highest peak of Mount Kenya is named), was the most respected laibon of the Msai until his death in 1986
Msai warriors draw water from a deep well. The depth of wells is measured by the number of men required to bring water to the cattle troughs at the top of them
A Msai warrior, his face and body decorated with red ochre and clay, wears an ostrich feather headdress. This singular adornment was once worn by warriors going into battle
A Msai warrior with his long braids and body coated with red ochre mixed with animal fat. He has put ochre dust round his eyes to enhance his appearance ready for a dance
Detail of a Msai warriors ear ornaments and other beaded or metal adornments. The Msai practice of piercing ears in adolescence and gradually elongating the lobes is gradually dying out
A Msai warrior in full battle cry, his long-bladed spear at the ready
Kenya, Kajiado, lpartimaro. Two Msai warriors in full regalia. The headress of the man on the left is made from the mane of a lion while the one on the right is fringed with black ostrich feathers
During an eunoto ceremony when Msai warriors become junior elders, their heads are shaved and they daub themselves with white clay
