Balanda chief and wives. A Balanda chief and his deputy with their six wives. Both men wear European-style hats and sashes, pinned with badges that read 'Chief'. The women wear traditional dress with short braided hair and are naked from the waist up. Sudan, circa 1925. Sudan, Eastern Africa, Africa.
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Balanda chief and wives. A Balanda chief and his deputy with their six wives. Both men wear European-style hats and sashes, pinned with badges that read 'Chief'. The women wear traditional dress with short braided hair and are naked from the waist up. Sudan, circa 1925. Sudan, Eastern Africa, Africa.

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People Family Female In line Rural Posing Domestic life Families and couples Domestic life Gender relations Personalities Royalty and chiefs Dress and adornment Cross cultural Dress and adornment Portraits (amateur) Governance and law Indirect rule Sudan Eastern Africa Africa

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