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I want to express my appreciation to Victor Englebert for allowing me to use photographs from his outstanding ethnographic collection.  For more information on Victor “Englebert and his books, please refer to here. For a selection of his photographs and a way to contact him, please click here. To use or copy any of these photographs, please email Victor Englebert for permission. He holds the copyright to them.

Niger Republic. Sahara Desert. Noble Kel Rela Tuareg, originally from southern Algeria.
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Niger. Tuareg nomad 2.

Niger Republic. Sahara Desert. Noble Kel Rela Tuareg, originally from southern Algeria.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Noble Iullimiden Tuareg nomad.
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Niger. Tuareg 1.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Noble Iullimiden Tuareg nomad.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Tuareg nomad at the entrance of her tent.
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Niger. Tuareg nomad 7.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Tuareg nomad at the entrance of her tent.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Tuareg nomad woman.
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Niger. Tuareg nomad 8.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Tuareg nomad woman.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Tuareg woman under her leather tent.
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Niger. Tuareg nomad 6.

Niger Republic. Sahel. Tuareg woman under her leather tent.

Morocco. High Atlas Mountains. Ait haddidu Berber.
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Morocco. Berber 1

Morocco. High Atlas Mountains. Ait haddidu Berber.

French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Hiva Oa Island.
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Marquesas 4.

French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Hiva Oa Island.

Morocco. High Atlas Mountains. Ait haddidu Berbe on her way to a moor, where she will unroot short bushes with her pick for the fire.
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Morocco. Berber 2.

Morocco. High Atlas Mountains. Ait haddidu Berbe on her way to a moor, where she will unroot short bushes with her pick for the fire.

French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Ua Huka Island.
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Marquesas 1.

French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Ua Huka Island.

French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Nuku Hiva Island.
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Marquesas 2.

French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Nuku Hiva Island.

Madagascar. Near Fendarivo.
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Madagascar1

Madagascar. Near Fendarivo.

Malaysia. Sabah. Bajau fisherman. Smokes a cigarette he himself rolled.
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Malaysia 1

Malaysia. Sabah. Bajau fisherman. Smokes a cigarette he himself rolled.

Indonesia. Timor.
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Indonesia. Timor 2.

Indonesia. Timor.

Indonesia. Borneo rain forest. Dyak manand daughter.
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Indonesia. Dyak 2.

Indonesia. Borneo rain forest. Dyak manand daughter.

Indonesia. Timor.
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Indonesia. Timor 1

Indonesia. Timor.

Indonesia. Borneo rain forest. Dyak man has all his teeth covered with gold.
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Indonesia. Dyak 1.

Indonesia. Borneo rain forest. Dyak man has all his teeth covered with gold.

Indonesia. Bali. Herding ducks home in the rain at the end of the day. Rice field.
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Indonesia-Bali Duck Herder

Indonesia. Bali. Herding ducks home in the rain at the end of the day. Rice field.

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil (Afar) nomad.
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Ethiopia. Danakil nomad 5.

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil (Afar) nomad.

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil (Afar) nomad girl.
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Ethiopia. Danakil 1.

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil (Afar) nomad girl.

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil (Afar) nomad.
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Ethiopia. Danakil nomad 2.

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil (Afar) nomad.

Ethiopia. Great Rift Valley. Danakil Depression (Afar Triangle). Danakil (Afar) nomads. gathered on a rock for a council.
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Ethiopia-Danakil Nomads

Ethiopia. Great Rift Valley. Danakil Depression (Afar Triangle). Danakil (Afar) nomads. gathered on a rock for a council.

Ecuador. Near Banos (Chimborazo). Salasaka Indian1.
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Ecuador. Salasaka Indian 1.

Ecuador. Near Banos (Chimborazo). Salasaka Indian1.

Ecuador. Near Otavalo. Otavalo Indian.
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Ecuador. Otavalo Indian 1.

Ecuador. Near Otavalo. Otavalo Indian.

Ecuador. Near Otavalo. Otavalo Indian boy.
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Ecuador. Otavalo Indian 2.

Ecuador. Near Otavalo. Otavalo Indian boy.

Ecuador. Saraguro (Loja). Saraguro Indian elder..
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Ecuador. Saraguro Indian 1.

Ecuador. Saraguro (Loja). Saraguro Indian elder..

Colombia. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Kogi Indian sits outside his straw hut. He is holding a gourd with a stick in it. He uses the stick to grind coca leaves, a mild narcotic, and mix them with lime. One of his cheeks is inflated by a ball of that combination.
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Colombia. Kogi Indian 1A.

Colombia. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Kogi Indian sits outside his straw hut. He is holding a gourd with a stick in it. He uses the stick to grind coca leaves, a mild narcotic, and mix them with lime. One of his cheeks is inflated by a ball of that combination.

Ecuador. Cuenca. Mestizas sitting outside church on market day.
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Ecuador. Cuenca. Mestizas sitting outside church on market day.

Ecuador. Cuenca. Mestizas sitting outside church on market day.

Colombia. Guajira Peninsula. Guajira Desert. Guajiro Indiian woman. She blackened her face with a powder extracted from a root to protect it against sunburn. She smokes her cigarette holding the lighted side inside her mouth.
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Colombia. Guajiro Indian 1

Colombia. Guajira Peninsula. Guajira Desert. Guajiro Indiian woman. She blackened her face with a powder extracted from a root to protect it against sunburn. She smokes her cigarette holding the lighted side inside her mouth.

Cameroon. Bamenda Grasslands. Bororo (Fulani) woman.
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Cameroon 2.

Cameroon. Bamenda Grasslands. Bororo (Fulani) woman.

Colombia. Devilla (Cauca Valley). Coffee farm foreman.
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Colombia. Coffee foreman 1.

Colombia. Devilla (Cauca Valley). Coffee farm foreman.

Chile. Near Puerto Montt. Shepherd.
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Chile. Shepherd.

Chile. Near Puerto Montt. Shepherd.

Chile. Cholchol (near Temuco). Mapuche Indian dressed for a festival.
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Chile .Mapuche Indian 1.

Chile. Cholchol (near Temuco). Mapuche Indian dressed for a festival.

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami indian portrait 4.
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Brazil. Yanomami 4

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami indian portrait 4.

Cameroon. Foumban. Bamun (Bantu) woman.
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Cameroon 1

Cameroon. Foumban. Bamun (Bantu) woman.

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami portrait 5.
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Brazil. Yanomami 5.

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami portrait 5.

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami indian girl.
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Brazil. Yanomami Indian 8

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami indian girl.

Cameroon. Bamenda Grasslands. Bororo (Fulani woman).
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Cameroon 3

Cameroon. Bamenda Grasslands. Bororo (Fulani woman).

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami Indian portrait 2
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Brazil. Yanomami 2

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami Indian portrait 2

Bolivia. Near Potosi. Indian couple. riding to the market.
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Bolivia. Indian couple on bicycle.

Bolivia. Near Potosi. Indian couple. riding to the market.

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami Indian portrait 1
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Brazil- Yanomami 1

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami Indian portrait 1

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami Indian portrait 3.
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Brazil. Yanomami 3

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami Indian portrait 3.

Argentina-Patagonia Gaucho
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Argentina-Patagonia Gaucho

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Benin. Somba 1.

Benin. Near Boukombe. Somba tribesman smoking a pipe. A flychaser rests on his shoulder.

Argentina. Pampa. Old gaucho.
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Argentina.Gaucho 1.

Argentina. Pampa. Old gaucho.

Algeria. Saharan Atlas. Aures Mountains. Medina. Shawiya Berbers.
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Algeria. Saharan Atlas. Aures Mountains. Medina. Shawiya Berbers.

Algeria. Saharan Atlas. Aures Mountains. Medina. Shawiya Berbers.

Afghanistan. Near Qarabagh.. Kuchi (Pashtun) nomad.
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Afghanistan. Kuchi nomad.3.

Afghanistan. Near Qarabagh.. Kuchi (Pashtun) nomad.

Afghanistan. Near Ghazni. Kuchi nomad.
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Afghanistan. Kuchi nomad 4.

Afghanistan. Near Ghazni. Kuchi nomad.

Afghanistan. Near Ghazni. Kuchi nomad.
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Afghanistan.. Kuchi nomad 5

Afghanistan. Near Ghazni. Kuchi nomad.

Afghanistan. Near Ghazni. Kuchi nomad.
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Afghanistan. Kuchi nomad 2.

Afghanistan. Near Ghazni. Kuchi nomad.

Tuareg-Pulling Baby Camel Away from Mother
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Tuareg-Pulling Baby Camel Away from Mother

Peru. Cuzco Province between Paucartambo and Ocongate. Q'ero Indian siblings.
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Peru. Q'ero Indian 1.

Peru. Cuzco Province between Paucartambo and Ocongate. Q'ero Indian siblings.

Peru. Uchucmarca (Cajamarca Province). Old mestizo farmer.
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Peru. Old Mestizo farmer.

Peru. Uchucmarca (Cajamarca Province). Old mestizo farmer.

Peru. Pampa de Cangallo (near Ayacucho). Morochuco mestiza.
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Peru-Morochuco Girl Portrait2

Peru. Pampa de Cangallo (near Ayacucho). Morochuco mestiza.

Peru. Chimbote. Indian fisherman.
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Peru. Young sea fisherman.

Peru. Chimbote. Indian fisherman.

Chinchero (Cuzco Province).
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Peru. Indian portrait 4.

Chinchero (Cuzco Province).

Peru. Pampa de Cangallo (Mear Ayacucho).
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Peru. Morchuco mestiza and son.

Peru. Pampa de Cangallo (Mear Ayacucho).

Peru. Chimbote. Ferrying fish catch from fishing boats to beach by canoe.
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Peru-Chimbote Fisherman

Peru. Chimbote. Ferrying fish catch from fishing boats to beach by canoe.

Peru. Pisac. Visiting Indian on market day 1.
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Peru. Indian portrait 1.

Peru. Pisac. Visiting Indian on market day 1.

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