Here are some handcolored miniature (6x9cm) photos by Wilhelm Hammeschmidt, ca 1865, that came with a larger collection of photos that I bought. Originally they where CDV cards but has been trimmed and mounted several on a bigger piece of cardboard. Not to detailed, but maybe you have not seen them before.

Philippines warrior
 

Picked up this old photo recently, (Bagobo, Mindanao ?). Maybe studio posed, but shows the shield and spear well. 1920s ?

The fighting ascetics. Rajasthan, 1900.

In July 1939 the Portuguese president visited the Limpopo valley, in the (then) colony of Mozambique.
40 000 natives (Rongas/Vatuas) attented the cerimony and 30 000 of them simulated war dances (Batuque), assaults (Impi) and fights.


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Gaddang people. Northern Luzon, Philippines.

Madaba Bedu
 

Few pictures from Roman Catholic Church in Madaba, Jordan.
First decade of 20th century when Madaba was reestablished.
Note Martini-Henry and some Shibriyas - specially this with studded handle surprised me. As well as the typical Bedu outfit in tribe which is said to be catholic.

A few pictures of Abyssinian warriors (nobles) in parade dress
 

Single portraits: The youngest one is young Ras Tafari Mekonnen (emperor Haile Selassie I), the sitting injured is Ras Besabe (son of king of Gojam),the old man standing in the field with spear is Ras Nasibu, the well looking sitting guy is Dejazmach Gebre Michael

Ras Nassibu (picture dropped out from previous post)
 

Ras Nassibu (picture dropped out from previous post)

Bushmen warriors of the Zulu tribe, with Brits and Afrikaners in a second plan (1879).

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Mozambique warriors (1895).

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Two warriors/hunters from the southern part of Ethiopia
 

The shield used to be attributed to Oromo people (which is a little bit rough allocation - there were many Oromo clans using different shields)

Shields from Sidamo, Ethiopia
 

The picture with a group of people is from Bära village in Sidama, 1954-1955

Both pictures are from the book by Pascal Joannes "Private Collection of Ethiopian Art - Tribute to Tekalegn Besega"

(Teka was one of Ethiopian collectors, he, unfortunately, died a few years ago)

Tribal warriors. Vietnam, 1950-60.

Pics from Sudan

This thread has been around for some time, but i had not realized that i have apparently fallen down on my responsibility to make sure it had a fair representation of the peoples of keris cultures. My bad! I will now attempt to redeem myself. LOL!

More Indonesia, from Bali.

Jawa, Sumbawa, Celebes, Minangkabau....

Jawa, Lombok, Bali. Sumbawa, etc.

Bali and Jawa...

Sumatra...

Here and there....

Sulawesi, Jawa, Bali and more...

No photos available but, instead...
 

Pity there were no photographers in the 16th century, David; but there were painters and chroniclers to leave us images ... and history ;) .

By the way ...

It is admittable that, the Javanese features & attire as in the watercolor executed by a naive artist of the period, do not correspond as whole to reality but, the use and purpose of the keris is as precise as described by Tomé Pires (1465-1540) and Fernão Lopes de Castanheda (1500-1559)


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I was searching cameroonese pictures for something completely different, but I thought those might still be interesting.

-"Kirdi musician", dagger, Far North Cameroon - Mayo-Sava - Mora, 1931 - 1933 (http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explorer...kirdi/page/25/)



-"Funerals of Muktele man", dagger, Far North Cameroon - Mandara, 1968 (http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explorer...ktele/page/11/)



-"Ironmonger stall", newly made daggers, Far North Cameroon - Mayo Sava - Mayo Plata, november 1982 (http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explorer...iller/page/44/)

Odisha. 1920s. Head teacher :)

Must be a rough school if he carries a talwar...

Ossetian man equipped with Miquelet rifle, Shashka, LARGEST Kindjal I've ever seen, and holstered pistol

Caucasian Crimean War Veterans with the usual Kindjal & Miquelet as well as M1843 Luttich Carbine and what looks like some kind of Artillery Foot Sword

Always thought they were the descendants of the Gladius, that one is more like a spatha :D

Bulgarian man with shishane and yataghan

French Guiana 1892
 

Wayana. Kalina.

Magrebi pictures
 

enclosed some pictures from Magrebi warriors and soldiers.

A few more.........including a couple of the local attempt at a Space Program
:mad: :eek: :eek:
Stu

Thank you for sharing these pictures !!!

I wonder why this man is so angry with his carpet ? ;) :)

he's not a Magrebian but from the Levant. But I shall post some more pics from Magreb warriors ans soldiers, both Arab and Amazigh ;)

as promised, pictures between 1900-1940 ( most around 1920) of soldiers of the Sultan but also tribesmen from the North and South who were battling the Sultan's forces as well as the French ( "tiens, voilà du boudin..." ) and Spanish who all didn't always enjoy their stay at the territory of these men ( Morocco as we know it now with its present borders, is a very young ...) and meeting these gents uninvited was no pleasure at all to say the least. The Romans already found that out very quickly...

Especially the Riffians were severe opponents not to mess with ; over 20 tribes of which the Aith Waryagher (Aith Ouariaghel) from the Nort-East Morocco and North-West Algeria were very fierce fighters. Supposedly their name means "those who do not retreat "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rif_War

a few more

still some 2 come...

the last batch for now :)

Greek with Shishane & Yataghan
Armenian with Coral studded Pala