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The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #22

Pictured above: Galla Scelai vestita di pelli – “Girl dressed in animal skins (leather)” Photographed by Rob. di San Marzano Featured: A young woman covers herself before being photographed while an onlooker stands in the background. Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #20

Pictured above: Vecchia Galla Semama Photographed by Rob. di San Marzano Featured: An older woman looks on while a man constructs some type of object. More Postcards from Eritrea Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #21

Pictured above: Fitaurari Tafari – Fiduciafio di Ras Desta Damteu Photographed by Rob. di San Marzano Featured: A soldier stands for a photograph in front of a group of other soldiers. More Postcards from Eritrea Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #19

Pictured above: Guerriero del Bale in tentuta da viaggio – “Warrior from Bale dressed for travel” Photographed by Rob. di San Marzano Featured: A warrior is photographed on horseback. In the background, a number of people and animals appear to be traveling. More Postcards from Eritrea Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #5

Pictured above: Agazen – “Mountain Nyala” Photographed by A. Baratti Featured: An Afar man prepares to dress a slain nyala, which is a type of antelope. The Afar are a nomadic ethnic group of Eritrea, discernible by the sanafil waist cloth that they wear. The Afar live in harmony amongst their surroundings and are often cited as [...] [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #6

Pictured above: Cammello nuzaile – “Wedding Camel” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: A man poses with a camel that has been outfitted to seat two. In a modern time, we might anticipate there to be cans hanging from the back, in “Just Married” tradition. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #7

Pictured above: Donna Habab Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: A young woman in a cloak smiles for a photograph near her home. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #9

Pictured above: Ragazze Beni-Amer ai pozzi – “Beni-Amer girls at the well” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: Two young Beni-Amer girls load water into sacks to be carried. The Beni-Amer are a mixed ethnic group of Eritrea, comprised of the intermingling of the Tigre, Beja and Biher-Tigrinya peoples. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the [...] [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #13

Pictured above: Suonatore indigeno – “Aboriginal Player” Photographed by A. Baratti Featured: Two young soldiers flank an older man who is playing a begena, an Eritrean variation of the lyre. It is a popular legend that the begena was the instrument used by David to soothe King Saul’s ailments in the Old Testament. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to [...] [...]

The Sam Vinegar Collection: Postcards from Eritrea – #15

Pictured above: Trasloco di una famiglia bilena – “The move of a Bilen family” Photographed by A. Baratti Featured: A man leads a caravan of camels through town while his family rides. In the background, several men look on. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...]