Dancers in traditional costume. These and the ones in the following five pictures are Makishi dancers, mostly from the Luvale tribe. They live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Angola. (1114k) Dancers in traditional costume. (1079k) Dancers in traditional costume. (722k) Dancer in traditional costume. (606k) Dancer in traditional costume. This costume emphasized and exaggerated the breast. (1062k) Drummer. (894k) The players warmed their drums on an open fire before they used them. (713k) Dancers on stilts. (660k) Dancer in traditional costume. (926k) A dance group. These and the ones in the following two pictures are Shangani dancers. They are from Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe. (796k) Dancer in traditional costume. (994k) Dancer in traditional costume. (835k) Dancer in traditional costume. (602k) Closeup of dancer in traditional costume. (790k) Weight lifting. He was a young kid, maybe 15 years old. He grabbed a triangular iron bar with his teeth. The iron bar weighed about 12 kg (26 lb). (741k) The adult lifted a 40 kg (90 lb) bar with his teeth. We checked the bars and they were really that heavy. (752k)
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