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Traditional Leaders and Cultural Attire

Images of historical figures and tribes showcasing traditional attire and cultural significance. Each figure exemplifies unique ethnic backgrounds and ceremonial garments.

Otumfuo Osei Agyemang Prempeh II, K.B.E - King of the Asante in Ghana from 1931-1970 Date: circa 1931
Otumfuo Osei Agyemang Prempeh II, K.B.E - King of the Asante in Ghana from 1931-1970 Date: circa 1931
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Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Covering a total land area of 262,820 hectares, the province of Ifugao is located in a mountainous region characterized by rugged terrain, river valleys, and massive forests. Its capital is Lagawe and borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela to the east, and Nueva Vizcaya to the south. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attractions in the province. These 2000-year-old terraces were carved into the mountains, without the aid of machinery, to provide level steps where the native Ifugao people can plant rice. In 1995, they were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ifugao culture revolves around rice, which is considered a prestige crop. There is an elaborate and complex array of rice culture feasts inextricably linked with taboos and intricate agricultural rites, from rice cultivation to rice consumpti
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African art making in 1970. Kabale, Uganda.
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c.1927 Hawaii, H. B. Christian Local woman with leis
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Remains of martyrs from the May Thirtieth Movement in Tong Ren Fu Yuan Tang. The May Thirtieth Movement was major labour and patriotic movement against imperialist powers led by the Chinese Communist Party.
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High Priestess Of The Voodoo: The secret leagues is ***** into a brotherhood and sisterhood. The members often ***** for years the lonely lives of hermits. February 15, 1936. (Photo by Kosmos Press And Translation Bureau).;High Priestess Of The Voodoo: The secret leagues is ***** into a brotherhood and sisterhood. The members often ***** for years the lonely lives of hermits.
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Japan, a noble Ainu in dress, 1920-30.
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Oun Kham (1811 or 1816 - December 15, 1895) was King of Luang Prabang from 1872 to 1887 and a second time between 1889 and 1895. On 7 June, 1887 the Lao royal capital was seized and sacked; the elderly ruler barely escaped with his life. Between his two ruling periods he was exiled to Bangkok in Thailand where he gave assistance to Auguste Pavie ( the first French vice-consul in Luang Prabang in 1885). The last two years of his reign ended with the establishment of a French protectorate over Laos.
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Tenzin Dolma, the Tibetan girl Mrs. Holt is sponsoring at a nursery school in Dharamsala, India. This is Tenzin Dolma, the Tibetan girl Mrs. Holt is sponsoring at a nursery school in Dharamsala, India. She is seven. Tenzin fled with her mother to India after her father was killed in an uprising against the Chinese in Tibet. Her mother fell ill and died on the journey and Tenzin was cared for by her parent's friends. Last year, she was brought to the nursery in Dharamsala. Mrs. Holt decided to sponsor Tenzin while in India during her recent world tour. September 20, 1944.
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New Zealand - Ngaroki Te Uru, a Maori Holy Man (Priest) of the Ngatimahoe Tribe. 1900
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Burmese prince and two bodyguards, Burma. circa 1910
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Sierra Leone, West Africa - Separating the seed from the cotton Date: circa 1910s
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Kastri (near the Delphi site), Greece a village in ceremonial costume (white dress and red apron lined with gold) , 1913 - Balkans, Italy - Jean Brunhes and Auguste Léon - (September - October 23) (French - Kastri ( près du site de Delphes ) , Grèce Une villageoise en costume de cérémonie ( robe blanche et tablier rouge bordée or )). Woman, party costume, costume, exists in high definition, embroidery, portrait, Human beings, clothing, HD, Greece, Delphi, a woman from Kastri
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A Tamil Woman from Sri Lanka holding a large banana leaf above her head Date: circa 1920s
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Muteesa I Mukaabya Walugembe Kayiira (c. 1837-1884). 30th Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda (1856-1884). Portrait. Photogravure. Colorised.
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Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Covering a total land area of 262,820 hectares, the province of Ifugao is located in a mountainous region characterized by rugged terrain, river valleys, and massive forests. Its capital is Lagawe and borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela to the east, and Nueva Vizcaya to the south. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attractions in the province. These 2000-year-old terraces were carved into the mountains, without the aid of machinery, to provide level steps where the native Ifugao people can plant rice. In 1995, they were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ifugao culture revolves around rice, which is considered a prestige crop. There is an elaborate and complex array of rice culture feasts inextricably linked with taboos and intricate agricultural rites, from rice cultivation to rice consumpti
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Aino sic Chiefs; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); Japan; 1866 - 1867; Hand-colored Albumen silver print
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The Head of the Cheremenetsky Monastery near Luga. Karl Karlovitz Bulla, photographer (Russian, 1854 - 1929) November 13, 1913 Inscription: Print vo.: title in Russian, German & English (pencil); inscribed & dated in German (ink); artist's stamp, Paris stamp of Pawel Barchan.
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Man from Eastasia.
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Young woman from Bethlehem in typical traditional costume, Holy Land, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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The Reverend James Boyle, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa circa 1910
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Temple Gods. Temple Gods
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Palestine is a name given to the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The region is also known as the Land of Israel, the Holy Land and the Southern Levant. In 1832 Palestine was conquered by Muhammad Ali's Egypt, but in 1840 Britain intervened and returned control of the Levant to the Ottomans in return for further capitulations. The end of the 19th century saw the beginning of Zionist immigration and the Revival of the Hebrew language. The movement was publicly supported by Great Britain during World War I with the Balfour Declaration of 1917. The British captured Jerusalem a month later, and were formally awarded a mandate in 1922. In 1947, following World War II and the Holocaust, the British Government announced their desire to terminate the Mandate, and the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition the territory into a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the proposal but the Arab Higher Committee rejected it; a
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The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China. Hmong groups began a gradual southward migration in the 18th century due to political unrest and to find more arable land. The main traditional Lao instrument is the flute-like khene (kaen) which is made of bamboo. The khene (also spelled khaen, kaen and khen) is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown, creating a sound similar to that of the violin. Today associated with the Lao of Laos and Northeast Thailand, similar instruments date back to the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, it is used among the ethnic Lao population of the province of Stung Treng and is used in lakhon ken, a Cambodian dance drama genre that features the khene as the premiere instrument.
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As Kinara, a mythical creature - half-woman, half-bird-who guards the Emerald Buddha. September 22, 1952.
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Damdin Sukhbaatar (February 2, 1893 - February 20, 1923) was a Mongolian military leader in the 1921 revolution. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in Mongolia's struggle for independence.
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Natives of German New Guinea.
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Young woman from Bethlehem in typical costume, holy country, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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A Turkana tribesman, Kenya, Africa, 1936.Artist: Wide World Photos
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Description: Jukun (Kwora) africa
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Tribulation (Papose), Indian still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indians of North America
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Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian religious man, 1910-20.
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Africa, dahomey, republic of benin, strange forms, 1930.
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'Seminole nation' holds 'Mother's Day' near Fort Myers, Florida, City of Palms , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Africa, congo Belgian, two ethnic groups compared, 1910.
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Indian snake charmer with mongoose and cobra, 1936. Artist: Fox
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Seminole Indian Squaws, Tropical Hobbyland, Miami, Florida , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Chief Ignacio - Opening the Ute Reservation in Southern Colorado to settlement
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Indian freedom fighters, mahatma gandhi delhi, india, asia, 1946 Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotox
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Greek Orthodox monk. 1898, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine
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Bethlehem, Palestine Christian Bethlemitian carrying the Chatwé , 1918 - Near East, Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus - Paul Castelnau (photographic section of the armies) - (January 9 -October 6) (French - Bethléem , Palestine Bethléemitaine chrétienne portant le chatwé). Woman, party costume, ethnic minority, Christianity, portrait, accessory, jewelry, hairstyle , headgear, Human beings, clothing, society, religion, Palestine, Betthlem, Catholic Bethlemitaine Chatted coif
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The British conquest of Burma began in 1824 in response to a Burmese attempt to invade India. By 1886, and after two further wars, Britain had incorporated the entire country into the British Raj. To stimulate trade and facilitate changes, the British brought in Indians and Chinese, who quickly displaced the Burmese in urban areas. To this day Rangoon and Mandalay have large ethnic Indian populations. Railways and schools were built, as well as a large number of prisons, including the infamous Insein Prison, then as now used for political prisoners. Burmese resentment was strong and was vented in violent riots that paralysed Rangoon on occasion all the way until the 1930s. Burma was administered as a province of British India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony. Burma finally gained independence from Britain on January 4, 1948.
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The Coronation of the Emperor of Abyssiania on Nov. 2nd at Addis Abbaba.Ras Tafari's Queen wearing her Royal Robes. October 17, 1935.
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folclore in basilicata, 1970
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A Sadhu (Indian ascetic holy man) smoking a remarkable curvy pipe. Date: 1910s
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Native Indian lady
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Pueblo Indians of San Ildefonso making pottery without pottery's wheel , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Ovonramwen, Oba of Benin (1897).
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Towards Self-Government In ia. New Constitution Gives African Majority In Legislative Council -- The Oba of Benin, spiritual head of the Benins, wears white ceremonial cape and helmet of coral beads. The Benins who live near the coast, are experts in wood and bronze. September 11, 1951. (Photo by British Official Photograph).;Towards Self-Government In ia. New Constitution Gives African Majority In Legislative Council -- The Oba of Benin, spiritual head of the Benins, wears white cerem
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An elder of her Navaho tribe, Dorothy Cody shares the stage with her granddaughter Radmilla Cody (not shown), the 2001 Miss Navaho Nation, who is singing the "Star Spangled Banner" in her native language during a pre-launch Native American ceremony. The ceremony was part of several days' activities commemorating John B. Herrington as the first tribally enrolled Native American astronaut to fly on a Shuttle mission. Herrington is a Mission Specialist on STS-113.
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The Chinese Manchu Emperorís Date Visit to Tokyo, Japan April 6, 1935. Postcard depicting Pu Yi the puppet emperor of Manchuria in China.
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Cannibal Tom - the last relic of Fijian Cannibalism 1907
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Asian peoples. Portrait of a Fakir, a wandering devotee of Sufism. Asian peoples. Portrait of a Fakir, a wandering devotee of Sufism, later a homeless ascetic in Hinduism. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 22092275
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Some symbols used by Indians in decorating silverware, pottery, jewelry, rugs, etc. An Indian silversmith , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States