Question on Cultural Accessories: Beaded Necklaces and Belts

[balanbalis]

Found another guy with earrings (from an anthropology book, he is titled as Somali)

 

[wonyluvr]

Found another guy with earrings (from an anthropology book, he is titled as Somali)
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The one pic of those people in New York being labelled as borana were actually Somali

 

[balanbalis]

The one pic of those o in New York being labelled as borana were actually Somali

Yeah i found that out recently too! Apparently the original photographs have writing on the back confirming this. So that means i’ve found just two separate people with earrings now

 

[balanbalis]

OMG JUST EEALISING I REPLIED TO THE WRONG THREAD

 

[wonyluvr]

OMG JUST EEALISING I REPLIED TO THE WRONG THREAD

I remember that my mum told me (culturally) Somali men used to wear earrings/get their ears pierced if they were an only child. She also said the practice became less popular as the sheikhs in her neighbourhood used to tell people off for it.

The reason I remembered is because of this picture where the man on the right appears to have earrings.

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ALSO, she told me how there was a festival (?) where people used to leave food at the doorway for their ancestors, I don't remember this as well as the first one so some details may be skewed. But this also became less popular as sheikhs told people off.

These both likely grew less popular in the 1980s, for context.

 

[ditto]

Found another guy with earrings (from an anthropology book, he is titled as Somali)
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Who’s great awoowe is this? He’s fine

 

[karima999]

Who’s great awoowe is this? He’s fine

I thought you were a guy lol

 

[ditto]

I thought you were a guy lol

I am? It’s 2025 and us khaniis niggas exist openly. No need to be ignorant and assume I’m not a guy just cus I’m attracted to men.

 

[balanbalis]

I am? It’s 2025 and us khaniis niggas exist openly. No need to be ignorant and assume I’m not a guy just cus I’m attracted to men.

Stop why am I confused now

 

[yele25]

here are some photos of a somali girl 1899 named fatima, a nomad but still dripped out in jewlery, maybe on of you guys can colorize it

https://collection.kunstkamera.ru/en/entity/OBJECT/86519?ethnos=3505551&index=46

https://collection.kunstkamera.ru/en/entity/OBJECT/86520?ethnos=3505551&index=48

https://collection.kunstkamera.ru/en/entity/OBJECT/86517?ethnos=3505551&index=47

 

[Riftvalley]

Found another guy with earrings (from an anthropology book, he is titled as Somali)
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That ain’t no Somali

 

[balanbalis]

That ain’t no Somali

Yes you’re right, he’s Nigerian

He legit looks like my cousins from my dads side

 

[trf]

Found another guy with earrings (from an anthropology book, he is titled as Somali)
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Why does he look Algerian?

 

[Homerlilian2.0]

Why does he look Algerian?

What you smoking

 

[trf]

What you smoking

His face is edited and he looks cadaan or Algerian.

 

[balanbalis]

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His face is edited and he looks cadaan or Algerian.

Its only been made HD, I found the original book

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FG1666/22-of-africa-antropologia-della-stirpe-camitica-etc-FG1666.jpg

Somalis with wider jaws exist e.g. all my male relatives

 

[trf]

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Its only been made HD, I found the original book

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FG1666/22-of-africa-antropologia-della-stirpe-camitica-etc-FG1666.jpg

Somalis with wider jaws exist e.g. all my male relatives

Not saying he’s not Somali. I’m just saying he looks cadaan/Algerian based on these poor quality photos. It’s the lips and eyebrows, not the jaw.