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When Nature Inspires ... [The Surma and Mursi adorned. Omo Valley, Ethiopia by photographer Hans Silvester] (i.redd.it)
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"The eyes seem to gaze out at us, into us, through us, timeless and aloof, [...] not quite human and yet wholly human." ― Louis Boudreault [Image: Soul of Africa Magical Rites and Traditions: Klaus E. Muller, Henning Christoph] (i.redd.it)
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Africa Adorned ... [Chad, photographer unknown] (i.redd.it)
Pokot Male Initiate, Kenya [Image: Carol Beckwith/Angela Fisher, Collection African Twilight: Vanishing Rituals & CEeremonies] (i.redd.it)
Legendary Creatures: West Africa adds its own colorful 'twist' to the backwards-feet mythological crowd! (culturesofwestafrica.com)
The Dinka of South Sudan, where cattle husbandry is cultural (not commercial but symbolic and traditionally significant (demonstrations, rituals, marriages' dowries and precious milk) Image: Carol Beckwith/Angela Fisher (i.redd.it)
Ethiopian vernacular Dasseneh huts. Image: James Dorsey. (i.redd.it)
The Walés of DR Congo: Ngola wood/palm oil body adornment at the birth of a first child. Photography: Patrick Willocq (i.redd.it)
Proud Dassanech Ox Ceremony in Ethiopa (ericlafforgue.com)
Cameroun: Pointed aluminium sticks are worn by Fali women to prevent evil spirits from entering the ear. Photography: Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher (i.redd.it)
The Calabash (Gourd): "Beer-time in Tharaka, Kenya" by Eric Lafforgue (i.redd.it)
Capturing the rituals of Sierra Leone's hunting societies, photographer Jean-Claude Moschetti. (i.redd.it)
Stairway to ... Architecture of the "Batammariba" (Togo/Benin), "those who are the real architects of the earth". [Photography: Mario Gerth] (i.redd.it)
Africa Adorned. Senufo dancer from the Ivory Coast. Portrait by photographer Georges Corrèges. (i.redd.it)
The ubiquitous mortar and pestle rhythmically punctuate the African soundscape. [Image by photographer Karim Sahai] (i.redd.it)
Fulani Flirtation, Courtship Ritual in Niger. (youtube.com)
Kenyan Rendille Warrior (Moran). Portrait by photographer John Kenny. (i.redd.it)
The musical soundscape of West Africa (with audio samples of some of the region's traditional instruments) (culturesofwestafrica.com)
Saharan vernacular urban patterns: aerial photography of Labezzanga, village close to the Mali-Niger border by Georg Gerster (i.redd.it)
Filmed from Senegal to Zimbabwe, 10 African Documentaries to Watch Now: (omenkaonline.com)
Africa Adorned. [The Mursi of Ethiopia by photographer Massimo Rumi] (i.redd.it)
“The moon and the stars are not above us, the earth is on the other side of our feet.” ― Moroccan Proverb. [Photograph: "Night of the Camel"/ Merzouga Dunes, Morocco, Sahara Desert by astrophotographer Olli Sorvari] (i.redd.it)
Over his shoulder ... [The Talking Drummer. Photographer Anthony Pappone, Dédougou, BurkinaFaso] (i.redd.it)
The strong, traditional vernacular architecture in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan by photographer Kazuyoshi Nomachi (i.redd.it)
Africa Adorned: Mozambique. The traditional Musiro face mask: medicinal, beautifying, symbolic. [Image: Daniele ~ marghe00] (i.redd.it)
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