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Time to bring this thread back.
![]() Where: Sudan When: Unknown, early 1900s? Who: Bisharin warriors (sub group of Beja) Weapons visible: Spears, kaskara Source if known: French post card |
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yes Iain, there I will follow you, because I think it was a fantastic idea, which should not die.
Wolf Where: Kenya When: around 1900 Who: Dschagga Weapons visible: Spears, shields Source if known: Petermanns Mitteilungen |
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Where: Liberia When: late 1900th Century Who: Mende chief Weapons visible: sword Source if known: Photo by Mr. Aldridge |
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Dutch soldiers wearing rentjongs / rencongs.
See also: http://www.atchin.nl/Atchin/Atjeh_wa.../Rentjong.html |
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Batak Radja.
The blunderbuss, on the left side, is in the collection of Museum Bronbeek. |
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I thought these were lost in my move from one house to another, but I found them in a major clean-up project, and was so happy to see them again!
In no particular order, they mostly speak for themselves. |
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A few more.....
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Not a photo, but a very interesting and old drawing of an execution in North Sumatra somewhere I believe...
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One of my favorite photo's.
A Boekat tribes headman with awesome chesttattoo.... |
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One of my favorite images titled "1873: The attendants of the Sumptha Raja, Agra Durbar". A rare photo of Indian armor, weapons and the men who used them. Char-aina (chest armor) with what looks like some sort of shoulder coverings, possibly armored, which I have not seen any were else, kulah khud (helmet), bazu band (arm guards) and various swords, altogether a bunch of guys you would not want to mess with.
A durbar was a great ceremonial gathering during the period of the British Raj. Here is a quote about the Agra Durbar from a book written in 1901, "The Agra Durbar was perhaps the most splendid and extraordinary to European eyes of the whole series, for there were seen the most powerful princes of native India in all their semi-barbaric magnificence." |
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Last edited by dralin23; 24th October 2012 at 11:28 AM. Reason: an double picture |
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Where: South Tunisia
When: early 1900s? Who: Berber Weapons visible: Takouba Source if known: Old French card Interesting image, this does not appear to be a Tuareg and I was unaware of takouba use among other Berber groups further to the North? |
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Image on a very old businesscard (1875).
Minahassa dancers with krisses, Gorontalo. Collection: Volkenkundig museum Leiden. |
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This is a great idea for a thread! Here are a couple of pics from an old book that I bought recently. The book called " The Secret Museum of Mankind" is undated although I think it would date from between the wars.
Pic 1 Bisharin tribesman - Near Assuan (sic) Pic2 Rif or Er Rif Warrior - North Morocco. If anyone can date this publication I would be glad to hear. |
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Thanks Lee, Interesting viewpoint from the guy who compiled the website that I initially didn't agree with at all. However when you read the published advertisement from the 30's I can see his point. I still think that the book is a useful resource of period photos that would have been taken in the early 1900's. Thanks again, Mark. |
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Two more interesting photos showing armor being worn, the first is titled "Turkmen soldiers", three warriors dressed in mail carrying shields and weapons. the next photo had a title of "hill men'', it shows Indian warriors, two are wearing mail, and look at the size of the spears.
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Two very interesting images from around 1911 to 1915 from the Bamum kingdom in Cameroon.
One photo shows the king and the other two of his sons. I find these images particularly fascinating because they clearly show takouba in a region I did not know they were used. |
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I am wondering why they are holding them(takoubas) hilt to the ground???...it does look like they have both taken off their belts and slung them across the top of the takouba. Looks like a curved dagger on the ground also attached to a belt.
Interesting... Great pic....thanks for the addition! |
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Where: Taiwan
When: most likely Japanese occupation era Who: Aboriginal men Weapons visible: spears, "machetes", bows, guns Source if known: taipics.com first 2 - probably northerners - such as "Atayal" next 2 - unsure, maybe Pingpu peoples, or mountain-folks with more contact with lowlanders, as you can see one picture has an aborigine with Han clothes, and the other was hired by Japanese to fight rival unsubdued tribes next 2 - probably "Tsou" peoples judging by the attire and short 'machetes' next 2 - southerners, possibly Paiwan, Rukai, or Puyuma (I get the costume mixed up) |
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Where: Guyana
When: tribal warfare has probably ceased by now... Who: Amerindian men in British Guiana Weapons visible: spears, "machetes", bows, guns Wapishana I think, dancing, archery Warau "shield-wrestling" Then there's a bunch of possibly Caribs holding small traditional clubs And then there's a wai-wai with bow and arrow (bottom archer pic) |
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The young boy is King Abdullah. Also, note the nimcha on the group picture. Supposedly it belongs to Palestinian bedouins. |
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Executioner, India,1903
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This thread is brilliant and fascinating! Thank you everyone who contributed.
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Picked up this old photo recently, (Bagobo, Mindanao ?). Maybe studio posed, but shows the shield and spear well. 1920s ?
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The fighting ascetics. Rajasthan, 1900.
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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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