Before they disappear: remote and little-known tribes of the planet
Photographer Jimmy Nelson loves to travel the world and learn new things. In his next project he decided to explore the remote tribes in different parts of the world.
These ancient and sometimes little-known community living in remote and harsh regions of the world, has a very rich and interesting history and a great variety of interesting customs and traditions. Unfortunately, the name of the photo project "Before they disappear" is more than apt, because some of these communities may indeed soon disappear from the face of the earth the fault of the "more advanced" civilizations.
Asaro from the Eastern mountains.
The people of azaro smear themselves with mud, wearing scary masks and wielding spears.
Chukchi.
Chukchi live on the mainland due to the breeding of reindeer: they feed on boiled venison, reindeer brains and bone marrow, and venison soup.
Carvings on bone and walrus tusks — the most developed forms of folk art among the Chukchi.
Because of the harsh climate and difficulties of living in the tundra, hospitality and generosity are highly valued among the Chukchi. They believe that everything in this world has a soul. The traditional way of life still preserved, but constantly supplemented with something new.
The Peoples Of Papua New Guinea.
Life in the mountain villages is simple. There are a lot of good food, family ties are highly valued, as the wonders of nature. Local live by hunting, gathering and agriculture. Tribal feuds are common and male soldiers spare no effort and imagination to hit the enemy tribe with his war paint and decorations.
The boy from the tribe Gogin.
The himba an ancient tribe of tall, slender and majestic shepherds.
What the fuck.
The tribes fight over land, pigs and women.
Tari valley with magnificent views of the valley below and surrounding peaks. This high mountain forests with roaring waterfalls. The local tribes live by hunting, which involved mostly men, as well as gathering and agriculture — this is followed by women. Men help to liberate the land, but the responsibility for everything lies with the women.
Kalam.
Hats decorated with bird feathers (cockatoos, parrots, Lori and birds of Paradise).
These tribes live by hunting (men) and gathering and agriculture (women).
The Kazakhs are descendants of Turkic, Mongolian and Indo-Iranian tribes and Huns that populated the territory between Siberia and the Black sea.
The Kazakh semi-nomads and shepherds.
Ancient falconry — one of the many traditions enjoyed by Kazakhs and for which they managed to hold on to all these years.
Maori.
The main aspects of traditional Maori culture is art, dance, legends, tattoos and community. Although the arrival of European settlers in the eighteenth century greatly influenced the lifestyle of Maori, many aspects of their traditional society remained unchanged even in the twenty-first century.
Kai — Maori so called food.
War dance Haka is one of the most famous traditions of the Maori.
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