Yambu women. Shows type of dress etc. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
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Yambu men. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
Yambu young women. Shows type of dress. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
Yambu women. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
Yambu women and men. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
Shows the wild date palm, Phoenix reclinata - one of the most attractive palms I have seen. Distribution not general - usually limited to one or two streams. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
A fine high forest - shows fine tall trees and roadway in fore. [Shantz travel journal, May 20, 1920]
Shows the everyday dress of these Meru indigenous people [side view]. They are fine boys, dressed just as they go about. Each dressed with beads on arms, brass and copper rings on neck and ears - monkey skins and brass around the ankles. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
Shows the everyday dress of these Meru indigenous people [back view]. They are fine boys, dressed just as they go about. Each dressed with beads on arms, brass and copper rings on neck and ears - monkey skins and brass around the ankles. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
Shows the everyday dress of these Meru indigenous people. They are fine boys, dressed just as they go about. Each dressed with beads on arms, brass and copper rings on neck and ears - monkey skins and brass around the ankles. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
Shows men dancing with women looking on at the right. Women carry heavy loads on their backs with a strap over the forehead. As a consequence (?) they are small - hunched, pigeon toed and knock-kneed - but very strong. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
Shows men dancing with women looking on at the right - banana leaf men in fore. The body of the dancer is white clay to the waist and this decorated by being scraped off. Ostrich plumes fitted under the nose and leading back over the head, white & black, are used. A monkey or lion skin is often used to form a tall skin hat. Wear only a string of beads around the waist. Each carries a spear and shield and a long knife. Women wear many neck, arm, and leg ornaments of metal & brass, skirts of tanned goat skin - no hair - decorated with beads. These women are not married but each has a man - but must have no children until she is married. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
The head of the dancing column. The body of the dancer is white clay to the waist and this decorated by being scraped off. Ostrich plumes fitted under the nose and leading back over the head, white & black, are used. A monkey or lion skin is often used to form a tall skin hat. Wear only a string of beads around the waist. Each carries a spear and shield and a long knife. At Shimbu the Meru danced for movies. The most interesting feature of the dance is the high jump - with feet dragged behind or even a slight kick back. The long spear, the head dress and practical absence of clothing are remarkable. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
The head of the dancing column. At Shimbu the Meru danced for movies. The most interesting feature of the dance is the high jump - with feet dragged behind or even a slight kick back. The long spear, the head dress and practical absence of clothing are remarkable. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]
Shows agriculture of the region. Bananas and trees, also a native path and bathing place. [Shantz travel journal, May 23, 1920]