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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: A woman from Hamer tribe sells local tobacco in Dimeka street market. Tuesdays and Saturdays are market days in Dimeka, which is one of the most colorful markets in the area and is the "shopping mall' for many tribes, including Hamer, Benna and Karo. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: A young shepherd dressed in traditional Hamer attire tends to her cows in her tribe's village. The Hamer tribe is known to be one of the friendliest tribes in the Omo Valley. Their women are easily recognized by their distinctive hair, styled in ringlets formed with mud and butter. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: woman from Hamar tribe has scars on her back, due to the "evangadi" traditional night dance where female relatives dance and invite whipping from men who have recently been initiated; this shows their support of the initiate, and their scars give them a say on who they marry.The Hamer tribe is known to be one of the friendliest tribes in the Omo Valley. Their women are easily recognized by their hair, hung in ringlets formed with mud and butter. (Maro Kouri / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 14, 2019: Jinka, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: Jinka is a market town located in the hills north of the Tama Plains. Capital of the Debub Omo Zone has an elevation of 1490 meters above sea level an. it is the center for sixteen indigenous ethnic groups and other ethnic groups from the rest of the country. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 12, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: A boy from the Karo tribe performs a backflip in the air, with the river and forest as his backdrop. People from the Karo (or Kara) tribe in the local village of Kolcho perch overlooking the Omo River. The Karo are the smallest tribal population in the region, with an estimated population of between 1,000 and 3,000. They are known for their elaborate decoration, painting themselves with colored ochre, white chalk, yellow mineral rock, or charcoal. Like Hamer men, the Karo use clay to construct their unique headdresses. Their practices are for self-pleasure and pride, as well as to attract the opposite sex. The Karo traditionally cultivate crops like sorghum, maize, and beans. Recently, tourism has brought significant changes to the tribe, leading them to beg for some birr (local currency), ask for empty plastic water bottles, or request T-shirts when they are photographed. Guns are used to protect their cattle and for hunting. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 14, 2019 - Mago National Park, Omo River Valley, southern Ethiopia: A pregnant woman from the Mursi tribe wears an old, used Western blanket as a dress, with a large bone hanging from her necklace. Like many Mursi women, she continues the tradition of placing a clay plate in her lower lip and ears. The larger the plate, the more attractive they are considered. Nearby, activists from Scandinavian countries are trying to explain to them that this is a harmful and abusive practice toward their bodies. However, for the Mursi, this body modification tradition remains a symbol of beauty and status. In elections, the Mursi do not vote, as they are a nomadic population. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: hairdresser's salon in Dimeka market. Tuesdays and Saturdays are market days in Dimeka, which is one of the most colorful markets in the area and is the "shopping mall' for many tribes, including Hamer, Benna and Karo. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 12, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: A Karo boy with body -painting stands on a tree, along the Omo riverbank. People from the Karo or Kara tribe in the local village Kolcho perched overlooking the Omo River. The Karo is the smallest tribal population in the region with an estimated population between 1.000 and 3.000. They are known to be the most decorative. They paint themselves with colored ochre, white chalk, yellow mineral rock or charcoal. As Hamer men, they Karo use clay to construct elaborate their unique headdresses. The Karo's practices i their lives are for self-pleasure and pride as also to atract the opposite sex. They use to cultivate crops as sorghum maize and beans. Recently, the tourism bought a lot of changes to the tribes, so, they use to beg, ask for some birr (local currency) when they get photographed, ask for an empty plastic bottle of water or for a T-shirts. Guns are used to protect cattle and to hant. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: in a local Hamer village. The Hamer tribe is known to be one of the friendliest tribes in the Omo Valley. Their women are easily recognized by their hair, hung in ringlets formed with mud and butter. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: hairdresser's salon in Dimeka market. Tuesdays and Saturdays are market days in Dimeka, which is one of the most colorful markets in the area and is the "shopping mall' for many tribes, including Hamer, Benna and Karo. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 14, 2019: Jinka, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: Woman looks from her door, the narrow street, ful of mud, in Jinka's market that is located in the hills north of the Tama Plains. Capital of the Debub Omo Zone has an elevation of 1490 meters above sea level an. it is the center for sixteen indigenous ethnic groups and other ethnic groups from the rest of the country. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 12, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: Young men from the Karo (or Kara) tribe in the local village of Kolcho perch overlooking the Omo River. The Karo are the smallest tribal population in the region, with an estimated population of between 1,000 and 3,000. They are known for their elaborate decoration, painting themselves with colored ochre, white chalk, yellow mineral rock, or charcoal. Like Hamer men, the Karo use clay to construct their unique headdresses. Their practices are for self-pleasure and pride, as well as to attract the opposite sex. The Karo traditionally cultivate crops like sorghum, maize, and beans. Recently, tourism has brought significant changes to the tribe, leading them to beg for some birr (local currency), ask for empty plastic water bottles, or request T-shirts when they are photographed. Guns are used to protect their cattle and for hunting. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Timeless world of Ethiopia's Omo valley tribes
March 11, 2019: Turmi, Omo Valley, southern Ethiopia, Africa: A young shepherd dressed in traditional Hamer attire tends to his goats in his tribe's village. The Hamer tribe is known to be one of the friendliest tribes in the Omo Valley. Their women are easily recognized by their distinctive hair, styled in ringlets formed with mud and butter. (Maro Kouri/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Gwenifer Raymond
Gwenifer Raymond performing at the Islington Town Hall in London. Gwenifer raymond is known to be a master of a genre of music called "American Primitive" which draws on Appalachian, bluegrass, folk and blues music from the United States. Gwenifer Raymond is a British musician living in Brighton. Gwenifer Raymond's new album is called "Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain"
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Gwenifer Raymond
Gwenifer Raymond performing at the Islington Town Hall in London. Gwenifer raymond is known to be a master of a genre of music called "American Primitive" which draws on Appalachian, bluegrass, folk and blues music from the United States. Gwenifer Raymond is a British musician living in Brighton. Gwenifer Raymond's new album is called "Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain"
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Gwenifer Raymond
Gwenifer Raymond performing at the Islington Town Hall in London. Gwenifer raymond is known to be a master of a genre of music called "American Primitive" which draws on Appalachian, bluegrass, folk and blues music from the United States. Gwenifer Raymond is a British musician living in Brighton. Gwenifer Raymond's new album is called "Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain"
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A woman by her shack on Rainbow Mountain, Peru
A woman by her shack on Rainbow Mountain, The Andes, Peru, South America
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Circular huts in Pueblito - a kogi indigenous village in Tayrona National Park
Circular huts in Pueblito, a Kogi indigenous village in Tayrona National Park, Colombia, South America
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Circular huts in Pueblito - a kogi indigenous village in Tayrona National Park
Circular huts in Pueblito, a Kogi indigenous village in Tayrona National Park, Colombia, South America
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A family home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa.
A family home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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A family home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa.
A family home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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Ancestors graves in the front yard of a home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa.
Ancestors graves in the front yard of a home in the town of Lufilufi on the island of Upolu, Samoa, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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Vurevure Settlement on Taveuni Island, Vanua Levu Group, Republic of Fiji.
Vurevure Settlement on Taveuni Island, Vanua Levu Group, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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Vurevure Settlement on Taveuni Island, Vanua Levu Group, Republic of Fiji.
Vurevure Settlement on Taveuni Island, Vanua Levu Group, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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Village home on the small island of Dravuni, Kadavu Group, Republic of Fiji.
Village home on the small island of Dravuni, Kadavu Group, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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Village home on the small island of Dravuni, Kadavu Group, Republic of Fiji.
Village home on the small island of Dravuni, Kadavu Group, Republic of Fiji, South Pacific Islands, Pacific
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A traditional local village on Caledonia Island in the San Blas Islands, Kuna Yala, Panama, Central America.
A traditional local village on Caledonia Island in the San Blas Islands, Kuna Yala, Panama, Central America
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Chinlone (Caneball), the traditional sport of Myanmar (Burma)
Chinlone (Caneball), the traditional sport of Myanmar (Burma), Asia
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Bent Objects by Terry Border - Oct 2009
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Primitive Citrus Were Very Clever Hunters
Bent Objects by Terry Border
BENT OBJECTS BY TERRY BORDER
A cornflake crime scene, a chainsaw-wielding banana, and a pirate marshmallow.... welcome to the world of Terry Border!
Wacky artist Terry specialises in bring food and ordinary objects alive - all with a deliciously dark humour.
The Indiana-based photographer poses questions such as "What does an egg think when it meets a roasted chicken?" and "What happens when a candle is burned at both ends?".
The answers are always guaranteed to bring a smile or a chuckle... except for the chicken and egg which brings a tear to the eye!
These and other unlikely culinary-based scenarios are explored in the 44-year-old's book 'Bent Objects: The Secret Life of Everyday Things'.
Managing to convey emotion through inanimate objects, each picture is bought home with a killer pun.
Explaining how he got started on his quirky hobby, Terry explains: "I don (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Vaucluse Provence Cote d Azur FRANCE
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Le Village des Bories. Primitive abandoned village comprising of stone Bories also known as Gallic Huts each with a specific function this is a dwelling house. hovel European French Western Europe Agriculture Farm Farming Agraian Agricultural Growing Husbandry Land Producing Raising Vaucluse Provence Cote d Azur FRANCE
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Futurism exhibition, Tate Modern, London, Britain - 10 June 2009
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Robert Delaunay. Circular Forms. Sun No.2 1912-13.
Stanton Macdonald-Wright. Conception Symphony. 1914
Frantisek Kupka. Compliment 1912.
Frantisek Kupka. The Primitive (Burst of Light). 1910-13
Futurism exhibition, Tate Modern, London, Britain - 10 June 2009
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SALNAVE PHILIPPE AUGUSTE, PAINTER, (1908-1989), PORT AU PRINCE, REPUBLIC HAITI
Philippe Auguste, the most famos painter from Haiti, also well known outside of Haiti in front of one of his native paintings in the centre de Art in Port au Prince. (FOTO: DUKAS/MICHAEL FRIEDEL)
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An intact cleit on Hirta the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago which contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides, of Scotland and the United Kingdom. Cleits are dome shaped structures with a turf cap from prehistoric times used for storage of meat, peat, nets and eggs. The entire archipelago is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and became one of Scotland's four World Heritage Sites in 1986 (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Out of the Dust - A Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hans Stakelbeek / Rex Features ( 786840H )
Afghanistan 2007
Out of the Dust ¿ Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek- 2007
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OUT OF THE DUST - LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN
A powerful collection of images of everyday life in Afghanistan will be displayed for the first time in the UK in a new exhibition this summer.
'Out of the Dust - Life in Afghanistan' features images by Dutch photographer Hans Stakelbeek. The exhibition runs from 30 July-31 August 2008 at PM Gallery in west London.
In 2007 Hans Stakelbeek was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to document the reconstruction of Afghanistan during the efforts to restore peace and stability to the country.
Stakelbeek made four trips last year, shooting in Kabul and Uruzgan, as well as other remote areas.
As the project developed, he also became interested in capturing the stories of the people he came to know, as well as the reconstruction efforts required by his official posting.
'Out of the Dust' presents a set of images that pays tribute to the determination of the Afghan people to survive and live as normally as possible through the upheaval - building homes, going to school and working and playing in testing and frightening times.
The collection gives a rare view of daily life in Afghanistan without a military slant and each photograph comes complete with Stakelbeek's own written commentary, which reveals the stories within.
The exhibition is an up-to-date presentation of current life and an opportunity to see how the country is changing, how the reconstruction is progressing and to witness the perseverance of ordinary people in an extraordinar...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/XUIAZCY
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Out of the Dust - A Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek
STRICTLY ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH COVERAGE OF THE EXHIBITION 'OUT OF THE DUST A LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN'
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hans Stakelbeek / Rex Features ( 786840E )
Afghan Boys
Out of the Dust ¿ Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek- 2007
*STRICTLY ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH COVERAGE OF THE EXHIBITION 'OUT OF THE DUST - A LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN'*
OUT OF THE DUST - LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN
A powerful collection of images of everyday life in Afghanistan will be displayed for the first time in the UK in a new exhibition this summer.
'Out of the Dust - Life in Afghanistan' features images by Dutch photographer Hans Stakelbeek. The exhibition runs from 30 July-31 August 2008 at PM Gallery in west London.
In 2007 Hans Stakelbeek was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to document the reconstruction of Afghanistan during the efforts to restore peace and stability to the country.
Stakelbeek made four trips last year, shooting in Kabul and Uruzgan, as well as other remote areas.
As the project developed, he also became interested in capturing the stories of the people he came to know, as well as the reconstruction efforts required by his official posting.
'Out of the Dust' presents a set of images that pays tribute to the determination of the Afghan people to survive and live as normally as possible through the upheaval - building homes, going to school and working and playing in testing and frightening times.
The collection gives a rare view of daily life in Afghanistan without a military slant and each photograph comes complete with Stakelbeek's own written commentary, which reveals the stories within.
The exhibition is an up-to-date presentation of current life and an opportunity to see how the country is changing, how the reconstruction is progressing and to witness the perseverance of ordinary people in an extraordinary sit...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/XUIAZCY
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Out of the Dust - A Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek
STRICTLY ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH COVERAGE OF THE EXHIBITION 'OUT OF THE DUST A LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN'
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hans Stakelbeek / Rex Features ( 786840D )
A girls' school in Uruzgan. This may seen ordinary, but it isn't. Under the Taliban regime, girls were banned from attending school. Despite the primitive circumstances, girls and boys now have better prospects because they can go to school again. Teaching is a dangerous and difficult profession. Some people are still not used to the idea that girls should attend school. And teachers have trouble getting paid. The money is brought from the capital, through an area that is still under Taliban control. So teachers hire smugglers who collect the money for them in town and take a cut for themselves., Fortunately, girls also attend school nowadays. Education is the key to Afghanistan's future and a priority of the Netherlands' contribution to the reconstruction effort. Afghanistan is a country of children and young people
Out of the Dust ¿ Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek- 2007
*STRICTLY ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH COVERAGE OF THE EXHIBITION 'OUT OF THE DUST - A LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN'*
OUT OF THE DUST - LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN
A powerful collection of images of everyday life in Afghanistan will be displayed for the first time in the UK in a new exhibition this summer.
'Out of the Dust - Life in Afghanistan' features images by Dutch photographer Hans Stakelbeek. The exhibition runs from 30 July-31 August 2008 at PM Gallery in west London.
In 2007 Hans Stakelbeek was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to document the reconstruction of Afghanistan during the efforts to restore peace and stability to the country.
Stakelbeek made four trips last year, shooting in Kabul and Uruzgan, as well as other remote areas.
As the project developed, he also became interested in capt...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/XUIAZCY
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Out of the Dust - A Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek
STRICTLY ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH COVERAGE OF THE EXHIBITION 'OUT OF THE DUST A LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN'
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Hans Stakelbeek / Rex Features ( 786840S )
Despite the primitive circumstances, girls and boys now have better prospects because they can go to school again. Teaching is a dangerous and difficult profession. Some people are still not used to the idea that girls should attend school. And teachers have trouble getting paid. The money is brought from the capital, through an area that is still under Taliban control. So teachers hire smugglers who collect the money for them in town and take a cut for themselves., Fortunately, girls also attend school nowadays. Education is the key to Afghanistan's future and a priority of the Netherlands' contribution to the reconstruction effort. Afghanistan is a country of children and young people
Out of the Dust ¿ Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek- 2007
*STRICTLY ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH COVERAGE OF THE EXHIBITION 'OUT OF THE DUST - A LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN'*
OUT OF THE DUST - LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN
A powerful collection of images of everyday life in Afghanistan will be displayed for the first time in the UK in a new exhibition this summer.
'Out of the Dust - Life in Afghanistan' features images by Dutch photographer Hans Stakelbeek. The exhibition runs from 30 July-31 August 2008 at PM Gallery in west London.
In 2007 Hans Stakelbeek was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to document the reconstruction of Afghanistan during the efforts to restore peace and stability to the country.
Stakelbeek made four trips last year, shooting in Kabul and Uruzgan, as well as other remote areas.
As the project developed, he also became interested in capturing the stories of the people he came to know, as well as the reconstruction efforts required by his official posting.
'Out of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/XUIAZCY
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INDIAN WOMAN NUDE BOILING MANIOK PULP IN A NATIVE PATTERY AT THE VILLAGE SQUARE, XINGU INDIAN RESERVATION, BRAZIL
The water in which the manioc has been washed has to be detoxified by hours of boiling and decanting, until it produces a thick, sweet drink called mingau. Meanwhile, the manioc pulp is shaped into loaves and dried in the sun. The loaves are placed in a storage-tower in the middle of the house, for future consumption. From the manioc flour the women bake thin, flat cakes in a traditional clay pan.
Manioc, the daily bread of the Xinguanos, is a starch-rich tuber of the spurge (euphorbia) family. Only after complicated preparation is the poisonous vegetable edible. Harvest time is in June. The tubers are dug out with picks, then peeled and dried in the sun. When they are bleached, they are grated into a tub, soaked in water and boiled several times. The pulp is strained through a sieve, shaped into loaves and dried out again. Now the manioc is ready to be stored for future use: the loaves are ground into flour and baked by the Indian women into pancake-like beijus. Today aluminium containers have replaced the huge, artistically decorated clay pots.
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HARVEST AT THE MANIOK PLANTATION, INDIAN WOMEN NUDE RETURN TO THEIR SETTLEMENT WITH LARGE BASKETS ON THEIR HATS, XINGU INDIAN RESERVATION, BRAZIL
Afukaka and her daughter Auna. The women carry as much as 50 kilos of manioc on their heads for 5 kilometres back to the village. The peeled tubers are grated into the aluminium cooking-pot, a gift from the government. The raw manioc pulp is rinsed to remove some of the highly toxic hydrocyanic acid. However, the complicated process of preparation into an edible food is far from over.
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MEN CLEARING THE JUNGLE FOR AGRICULTURE BY SLASHING AND BURNING IN THE DRY SEASON, XINGU INDIAN RESERVATION, BRAZIL
AfitIsarro and Alato. Towards evening, when the forest is dry from the heat of the day, the Kuikuru men burn a small clearing in the jungle. Here a manioc field is to be planted. Clearance by fire is only intended for those areas where the Indians have previously planted fire-resistant trees. The young, cultivated plants need trees to give them shade.
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INDIAN VILLAGE WITH LONG HAUSES DEEP IN THE JUNGLE, XINGU INDIAN RESERVATION, BRAZIL
The village compound of the Yawalapiti at Posto Leonardo, on the Upper Xingu. The Yawalapiti are fishermen and manioc farmers. The location of the compound, the positions of the long-houses and even the paths are governed by astrological factors. Each house has just two doors, one at the front and one at the rear. The principle approach path leads to the front door of the chieftain, who can thus monitor all movement. In the heart of South America, the Mato Grosso, sixteen Indian tribes live according to their ancient rules. The structure of the village suits their way of life as fishermen and manioc planters. Their bodily adornment is both decorative and protective to the skin. The morning bathe in the river is combined with fetching water. The children grow up unrestrained, yet according to the laws of Nature.
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INDIAN VILLAGE WITH LONG HAUSES DEEP IN THE JUNGLE, XINGU INDIAN RESERVATION, BRAZIL
The village compound of the Yawalapiti at Posto Leonardo, on the Upper Xingu. The Yawalapiti are fishermen and manioc farmers. The location of the compound, the positions of the long-houses and even the paths are governed by astrological factors. Each house has just two doors, one at the front and one at the rear. The principle approach path leads to the front door of the chieftain, who can thus monitor all movement. In the heart of South America, the Mato Grosso, sixteen Indian tribes live according to their ancient rules. The structure of the village suits their way of life as fishermen and manioc planters. Their bodily adornment is both decorative and protective to the skin. The morning bathe in the river is combined with fetching water. The children grow up unrestrained, yet according to the laws of Nature.
(FOTO: DUKAS/MICHAEL FRIEDEL)
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INDIAN WOMAN NUDE COLLECTION MANIOK ROOTS AT PLANTATION HARVEST, XINGU INDIAN RESERVATION, BRAZIL
Afukaka and her daughter Auna. Using hardwood digging-tools, the women recover the life-giving manioc fruit from the sandy soil of the primeval forest. The yield is around 5 tons per hectare (2 tons per acre) a record performance. As agronomists, the Kuikuru are up to 25 times more effective than Brazilian ranchers on the same land area. The harvest is the women¹s assignment, while the tough job of clearing the jungle falls to the men.
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Embera Indian Village PANAMA
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Traditional band of musiciabs with variety of instruments including a tortoise shell. PANAMA
Embera Indian Village PANAMA
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Raquel Welch
During filming of One Million Years BC in the Canary Islands
20th October 1965
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