Author: Grace Park

Pictured here is a young woman from Serbia in colorful traditional clothing.

Pictured here is a young woman from Bueckeburg, in the Lower Saxony region of Germany. She is dressed in traditional wedding attire, which is often the same piece passed down for generations.

Pictured here are two female members of the Bundu Order second class, who serve as shamans or medical practitioners in their tribe in West Africa. They are wearing the mask and clothing that they must put on in order to practice their arts as “Bundu Devils”.

Pictured here is the chief of the Yakun tribe of the Sudan in formal robes.

Pictured here is a woman from Lapland in clothing made of animal pelts.

This picture shows a “Dolmen”, a prehistoric grave site, in Barozza, Italy. According to local tradition, if a young woman about to be married sits in the shade of the stones and makes a wish about her future, it will be granted her.

This picture shows a float from the Carneval (Mardi Gras) celebration in Nice, France. This tradition is celebrated primarily in Catholic parts of Germany and represents a final celebration before the start of Lent, when fasting and prayer are the order of the day.

One of the factors that led to Germany’s rise in Europe in the late 19th century was its pre-eminence in many fields of science. This was true not only in the natural sciences, but also in the social sciences, where German scholars and explorers contributed to the creation of a new field: Anthropology. As German … Continue reading Die Sitten der Volker, Volume 3

Pictured here are masked ceremonial dancers of the Opaina tribe of Brazil in the region near the Apaporis River.

Pictured here, from left to right: “The Development of a Human Fetus”; “Symptoms of Syphilis on the Skin”; “The Male Sex Organs”; “The Female Sex Organs”.