From Tribe to Nation

Cultural Anthropology, National Customs, Heritage, Myths and Traditions from around the Globe.

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traditional chinese hanfu photography by 东边糖糖云

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traditional chinese hanfu | tang dynasty ruqun | theme”立冬”| by 落落Chilli

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Moravia, early 19th century, silk on cotton

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Kichwa woman in Amazonian Jungle from Ecuador

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Portrait of a woman dressed in clothing typical of Lagartera in Toledo, Spain, August 1924.Photograph by Jules Gervais Courtellemont, National Geographic

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Ritual Tibetan character of a Deer (Tibetan yi-dwag).

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Algeria, Woman from Djelfa

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Arthur James Iles (1870-1943)

Maori Women, New Zealand, circa 1890-1920

Museum Victoria

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Malian bride

Photo: Georges Courrèges

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French-Moroccan artist Leila Alaoui has always been fascinated by the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of her native country. Inspired by the aesthetic and approach of Robert Frank’s The Americans and Richard Avedon’s In the American West, she started traveling through Morocco with her portable portrait studio, documenting the people she met along the way. Her ongoing project, “The Moroccans,” is a celebration of her countrymen and heritage.

Alaoui’s project is complicated by the fact that Moroccans are particularly apprehensive about being photographed. “Most Moroccans grow up hearing stories of witchcraft and are often afraid of the ‘evil eye.’ It is commonly believed that one can throw a spell at someone by using his or her photograph,” Alaoui said via email. “Moroccans are also tired of being photographed by Westerners as ‘exotic’ subjects and have grown to react aggressively towards anyone who wants to photograph them without permission.” 

see the rest of this remarkable series of photographs here.

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Gao, Mali

Photo: Georges Courreges

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A photograph of a young Navajo boy by Edward Curtis

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Felice Beato (1832-1909)

Portrait of a Young Burmese Woman, circa 1875

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Replica of Ancient Finnish dress, photograph 1892

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India, Rabari girls  © Tiziana and Gianni Baldizzone.

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Travel Methods of the Chickasaw Indians http://bit.ly/1uzJlRw

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The Apaches were typically nomadic, meaning they traveled around, never quite settling in one place. http://bit.ly/1pJaLG1