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Meharistes, Soldiers Of The Desert, annual camel race. A Mehariste on his camel ready for the the start of the race.All the jockeys are in traditional costume especially for the occasion
Mauritania, Tagant, Mauritanian guide in the desert
Woman in Traditional Dress enjoying Food and Wine at the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum
A beafeeter in traditional dress outside the Tower of London
An Uzbek man walks beside the many domed walls of the Ichan Kala, the old city of Khiva
A mullah sits benath a tree outside the Mausoleum of Bakhautdin Naqshband, one of Sufisms most important shrines
Uzbek women at a bread stall in the market
Uzbek man with hoe in a field
Te Kamei Tewai dancers
The skull of a Nazca mummy surrounded by pottery, bone and cloth fragments in the Cemetery of Chauchilla, southern Peru. PERU, Nazca, Cemetery of Chauchilla
Quechua child and lamb
Church of Santo Domingo, Cuenca, Azuay Province, Ecuador;
Rapanui man and woman, Singa Miguel Angel and Uri Francesca Avaka, in traditional costume at Te Pahu caves
Bolivia, Lake Titicaca, Isla del Sol, Yumani.Aymara women dance and spin in celebration of the festival of San Andres. Each November the Aymara of Lake Titicaca celebrate with colourful costumes
A group of island men with their sepik flutes, the longest flutes in the world. These traditional instruments are only played by men and are played at initiation ceremonies
Burusho girls return home with fodder for their livestock in the Hunza Valley
Kyoto Shrine with lanterns, Lit shrine maidens selling temple souvenirs Japan Honshu Kyoto Shrine with lanterns lit shrine maidens selling temple souvenirs
Iran, Shiraz. Women praying
China, Shandong Province, Qufu City. International Confucius Cultural Festival. Birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator of the 6th-5th centuries BC
Men in the prayer hall at The Great Mosque located in the Muslim Quarter, home to the citys Hui community, Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China
Men going to pray at The Great Mosque located in the Muslim Quarter, home to the citys Hui community, Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China
The twice-weekly market at Kisoro is a hive of activity with women selling their farm produce to traders from all over Uganda
A Himba woman in traditional attire. Her body gleams from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs. Her long hair is styled in the traditional Himba way
A Himba mother and baby son relax outside their dome-shaped home. Their bodies gleam from a mixture of red ochre, butterfat and herbs
Almost every Himba woman wears anklets. They comprise strands of homemade metal beads threaded onto leather. Women cover their bodies in red ochre mixed with butterfat
Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a celebration, Wamba District, Kenya Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a Kenya, Wamba District
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as
A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as many
A Samburu mother shaves her sons head outside her home the day before he is circumcised. Round her neck hangs his nchipi - the distinctive decoration of every boy who participates in the circumcision
Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on an arduous journey to collect sticks, staves and gum to make bows
A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing a fit in the tension-filled days leading up to his circumcision. It is not uncommon for Samburu youths and warriors to succumb to hysterical
A Turkana woman sitting in the doorway of her hut. Her heavy mporro braided necklace identifies her as a married woman. Typical of her tribe
A Turkana woman, typically wearing many layers of bead necklaces and a series of hooped earrings with an pair of leaf-shaped earrrings at the front, sits in the entrance to her hut
El Molo fishermen in their dugout canoe on the fringe of the Omo Delta. The El Molo are reputedly Kenyas smallest tribe, a group of nomadic fishermen who fish the Omo delta and Lake turkana
A Msai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the saddle of his camel near Lake Magadi in Kenyas Rift Valley Province. Mobile phones are a popular method of communicating with family
Msai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a fly camp (a small temporary camp) past Lake Magadi. Clouds hang low over the Nguruman Escarpment (a western wall of the Great Rift Valley)
Gabbra women sing and dance to celebrate a wedding. The traditional metal ornamentation on their heads is called malmal
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A large gathering of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, listen to instructions from their chiefs and elders during a ceremony
A group of Msai warriors, resplendent with long Ochred braids, chat outside their traditional houses. These squat houses with rounded corners have roofs plastered with a mixture of soil and cow dung
Two Samburu warriors resplendent with long Ochred braids and beaded ornaments relax in typical pose beside a river bank
A Pokot warrior with a traditional blue clay hairstyle tends his camels in a lugga (seasonal watercourse) while waiting his turn to water them from a deep well
A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya
A young Galla herdsboy with his familys cattle outside their homestead
Two Msai women in traditional attire chat to each other
A Msai warrior blows a trumpet fashioned from the horn of a Greater Kudu. The strap is decorated with cowrie shells. Kudu-horn trumpets are only sounded to call men to arms or on ceremonial occasions
A back view of a Msai warrior resplendent with long ochred braids tied in a pigtail. This singular hairstyle sets him apart from other members of his society
