southeast nigerians

southeast nigeria

southeast nigeria

northern nigeria hausas

shuwa tribe of borno state northeastern nigeria

a family of nomadic fulani in borno state northern nigeria, between the country of niger.

another group of fulanis in northern nigeria

northern nigeria

more of northern nigeria

faces of northern nigeria

faces on nigeria north

various faces of nigeria

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hausa man

couple from northern nigeria,and a fulani girl and boy both northern nigeria.

@ Beautiful people.

The young Fulanis girl's markings are wonderful.

i think this is the tomb of king kaleb. he ruled ethiopia around 525AD.

the royal bath of meroe northern sudan.

unlike it northern neighbor that was conquered by the greco-roman world, the meroites were actually independent and traded with the greco-roman world extensively. they even had ambassors in rome. also, as mentioned before there were cultural exchanges that took place from both peoples. as you had nubians or meroites that lived in rome. you had romans and many other foreigners living in nubians cities in northern sudan as well. there is archeological evidence from cities such as meroe and now the new found ancient city of dangeil comfirm this. here is a statue of dionysos which was buried in the pyramids in meroe in the northern cemetery in northern sudan.

@madlady

Respect!

@ababda

Thanks for posting the different tribes (is it ok to say tribes?) of Nairaland. Will definitely come back with my analysis on this

epi, i guess it depends on the individual in reference if one consider themselves a tribe or ethnic group or otherwise. since, i am not nigerian, i would not know. however, in northern sudan and upper egypt that is a different matter altogether, since i am of the nile valley region.

epi, i am just curious. what nationality are you, i may ask?

ababda:

Faces of Nigeria

Do you know the origin of the fulanis because they seem to be all over West Africa

ababda:

epi, i guess it depends on the individual in reference if one consider themselves a tribe or ethnic group or otherwise. since, i am not nigerian, i would not know. however, in northern sudan and upper egypt that is a different matter altogether, since i am of the nile valley region.

Ok, i will hold off on my questions

ababda:

epi, i am just curious. what nationality are you, i may ask?

out of many one people. British

epi, that is a very good question? however, there is not any agreement amongs scholars of the probable origins of the fulani people. some scholars have speculated that the fulani was once part of the berber group from mauritannia and later migranted into senegal and mix with the local population. others, believe that they originally come from egypt, northern sudan or ethiopia, but adopted the niger-congo languages of the local population similar to the central african tutsi, which is believed to be originally from ethiopia or possibly egypt or northern sudan.(due to their physical likeness to ethiopians and somalis and some fulanis share this as well) others believe that the fulani is a offshoot of the tuareg tribe, there is no definitive answer to the origins of the fulanis, however for better or worst they have been an integral part of the great civilization of the western sudan or sahelian region of west africa. i mean the civilizations of ancient ghana(which is no relation to the modern nation state today)almoravids(which once ruled spain),mali, songhai, which is considered one of the greatests african civilization besides ancient cush, egypt and axum(today ethiopia and eritea) or nile valley civilization.

last of the ba statues, as paganism end the christian era of the nile valley take fold.
Ba Statue of the Viceroy Maloton, from Karanog, Nubia, Meriotic Period, 2nd-3rd Century (Sandstone

Statue of Meroitic queen and two goddesses early 1st century B.C. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
found in the pyramids of meroe northern sudan

ababda:- Since the ka statue represents the spirit/after death ( think) , is it safe to say the ba represents the living in those days

ababda:

epi, that is a very good question? however, there is not any agreement amongs scholars of the probable origins of the fulani people. some scholars have speculated that the fulani was once part of the berber group from mauritannia and later migranted into senegal and mix with the local population. others, believe that they originally come from egypt, northern sudan or ethiopia, but adopted the niger-congo languages of the local population similar to the central african tutsi, which is believed to be originally from ethiopia or possibly egypt or northern sudan.(due to their physical likeness to ethiopians and somalis and some fulanis share this as well) others believe that the fulani is a offshoot of the tuareg tribe, there is no definitive answer to the origins of the fulanis, however for better or worst they have been an integral part of the great civilization of the western sudan or sahelian region of west africa. i mean the civilizations of ancient ghana(which is no relation to the modern nation state today)almoravids(which once ruled spain),mali, songhai, which is considered one of the greatests african civilization besides ancient cush, egypt and axum(today ethiopia and eritea) or nile valley civilization.

Knowledge and wisdom! Thanks

epi: daily life of the nubians. start on page 234-237

small iron face mask
of the Bambara / Bamana / (Baumana) people from Mali
of course it is not dated, however i find the mask to be very beautiful.

different angle of the pyramid complex in northern sudan, also a old kingdom bust of a cushite royality in egypt.

i am not sure about this one, i found this on a web site of tim kendall american archeological that specialize in ancient kush mainly in the sudan. i assume that these statues are either in the nuri pyramids mortuary or maybe the new found ruined city of dangeil northern sudan.