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Africa | Portrait of an Afar woman | © Silvain Savolainen Portraits, African, Beautiful, African Women, African Beauty, Interesting Faces, Costume
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Janbiya, also spelled janbia, jambiya, and jambia (Arabic: جنبية‎ janbīyah), is the Arabic term for dagger, but it is generally used to describe a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt. Although the term jambiya is also used in other Arab countries, it is mostly associated with people of Yemen. and is prevalent among Muslim men in the Horn of Africa (primarily the Afars of Djibouti). Men typically above the age of 14 wear it as an accessory to their clothing. Belts, Cosplay, Horn, Muslim, Horn Of Africa, Muslim Men, Yemen
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Janbiya, also spelled janbia, jambiya, and jambia (Arabic: جنبية‎ janbīyah), is the Arabic term for dagger, but it is generally used to describe a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt. Although the term jambiya is also used in other Arab countries, it is mostly associated with people of Yemen. and is prevalent among Muslim men in the Horn of Africa (primarily the Afars of Djibouti). Men typically above the age of 14 wear it as an accessory to their clothing.
Africa | Djibouti, Tadjoura. An Afar girl from the Sultanate of Tadjoura wears exotic gold jewellery for marriage and other important celebrations. Although some of this jewellery will be made locally, other pieces will have been bought in Arabia, Ethiopia and the Indian sub-continent. | Photographer Nigel Pavitt, © John Warburton-Lee Costumes, Outfits, Ideas, African Wedding, African Culture, African Wedding Jewelry, Traditional Dresses, Traditional Outfits
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Africa | Djibouti, Tadjoura. An Afar girl from the Sultanate of Tadjoura wears exotic gold jewellery for marriage and other important celebrations. Although some of this jewellery will be made locally, other pieces will have been bought in Arabia, Ethiopia and the Indian sub-continent. | Photographer Nigel Pavitt, © John Warburton-Lee
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In Djibouti, a sultan's daughter wears the family's best gold jewels in her wedding-day 'do. Traditionally, Djibouti brides paint henna on their hands and feet and pierce their noses before their weddings. Piercing, Headdress, Women
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In Djibouti, a sultan's daughter wears the family's best gold jewels in her wedding-day 'do. Traditionally, Djibouti brides paint henna on their hands and feet and pierce their noses before their weddings.
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Ethiopian Karo tribe woman - Many tribes in the Mediteraninan and Middle East wore/wear all their Dowry as jewelry and is worn almost all the time..therefore always having it with them. It was an advertisement as to whether she had a rich family or not, making her more desirable. And, of course, as an adornment to enhance their beauty. African People
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Ethiopian Karo tribe woman - Many tribes in the Mediteraninan and Middle East wore/wear all their Dowry as jewelry and is worn almost all the time..therefore always having it with them. It was an advertisement as to whether she had a rich family or not, making her more desirable. And, of course, as an adornment to enhance their beauty.
In Djibouti, a veil of gold cannot hide the beauty of an Afar sultan’s daughter. Even among families of modest means, traditional African marriages can be elaborate celebrations that last for days.
African Marriage Ritual Photos -- National Geographic
In Djibouti, a veil of gold cannot hide the beauty of an Afar sultan’s daughter. Even among families of modest means, traditional African marriages can be elaborate celebrations that last for days.