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January 23, 2003
The Nuba
a friend sent me some photos of the nuba of sudan which are just over 50 years old. i've not seen any like these. when taken in their entirety this collection has the subtle effect of impressing you with a the nuba sophistication. i can remember pictures of the fighting bracelets - they are about my only memory of these people. i've only seen pictures of ones or twos, but hardly any with hundreds of africans such as these gathered for their events. suddenly they are coherent and less objectifyable. i've written this of the Harlem Posse.
given what sudan has become, it seems unlikely that any of these folks have survived. what has become of the nuba, and what of our memory of them? when will we become fodder for some underfunded anthropology research?
Posted by mbowen at January 23, 2003 04:02 PM
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