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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] [...] Pictured above: Ragazza Cunama – “Girl from Cunama” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: A young woman briefly poses while holding a device for carrying water from the local well. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...] Pictured above: Prete copto – “Coptic Priest” Photographed by S. A. Crimella Featured: A priest is photographed, adorned with headgear, a staff and religious symbol. More Postcards from Eritrea Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...] Pictured above: Ragazze Cunama – “Girls from Cunama” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: Two young women pose for a photograph near their homes. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...] Pictured above: Ragazza Bilena – “Girl from Bilena” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: A young woman is posed for a photograph in her village or town. More Postcards From EritreaReturn to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...] Pictured above: Vecchi guerrieri cunama – “Old Warriors from Cunama” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: Several Beja-Tifa men are photographed with their weapons and shields. More Postcards From Eritrea Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...] The Sam Vinegar Collection contains a number of collections including formal mounted images from Africa, the Harold “Beans” Bowles collection of both signed and unsigned publicity photos of African American performers, professional prints, stereocards, scrapbooks and a collection of postcards from Africa. As the owner of the Classic Camera photography shop in the Detroit area, Sam [...] [...] Pictured above: Figure de Capi – Degiacc Arei – “Figures of Chiefs – General Arei” Photographed by S.A. Crimella Featured: A photograph of a military leader, decorated with several medals and awards. More Postcards From Eritrea Return to the Previous Postcard Return to the “Postcards from Eritrea” Home [...] |
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