Antique Print: SOMALIA: Somaliland: Somali Boys carring milk in skin bags; tobe. Caption below print: 'Somali Boys carring milk in skin bags - Somalis, like all good Muhammadans, always keep the person well covered-their fashions never change. The men either wear a while or coloured loincloth with a half tobe covering the shoulders, or the full tobe alone. The conventional dress is the full tobe, which consists of a sheet of cotton cloth, seven or eight cubits in length, according to the fancy of the wearer, and of double width stitched together The garment is very similar t. Type: Antique photographic book illustration. Date of printing: 1900. Size: 14.5 x 21.0cm, 5.75 x 8.25 inches (Medium), 317 sq cm. Artist, cartographer or engraver: Photo by R.E Drake-Brockman. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Verso: There are images and/or text printed on the reverse side of the picture. In some cases this may be visible on the picture itself (please check the scan prior to your purchase) or around the margin of the picture. Provenance: "Customs of the World"; Edited by Walter Hutchinson, With an introduction by A.C. Haddon, Published by Hutchinson & Co., London . Subject categories: Somalia Children.
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