Woman from Pa-O tribe wearing traditional orange headwear, village near Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Two women wearing colourful dresses, Havana, Cuba

Servant wearing a yellow turban and earrings, portrait, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Man wearing a wine-red turban, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, North India

Two Kashmiri women wearing headscarves, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. A black masked woman at the lively livestock market at Nizwa where local farmers sell goats and cattle. These masks usually denote a woman’s Bedouin heritage.

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Amer. Mahouts ride elephants down the narrow paved road from the magnificent 16th century Amber Fort.

Indonesia, Flores Island, Wuring. An old man at Wuring fishing village wearing a traditional Indonesian black velvet cap known as a peci.

Thailand, Chiang Rai. Portrait of woman of Ahka tribe wearing traditional dress and headgear with silver coins (MR)

Kenya. A happy young Muslim boy from Lamu during Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed’s birthday.

Myanmar, Burma, Kengtung. An Akha woman wearing traditional costume with a headdress of silver and beads.

Thailand, Chiang Rai, Akha Hilltribe Woman Wearing Traditional Silver Headpiece

Mali, Mopti. A Fulani man wearing a traditional hat. The Fulani are predominantly pastoral people scattered over many parts of West Africa.

Woman from Pa-O tribe wearing traditional orange headwear, village near Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Close-up portrait of senior Kayan woman wearing traditional brass neck rings, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Portrait of Kayan woman sewing, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Close-up portrait of senior Kayan woman wearing traditional brass neck rings, Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Mongolian eagle hunter, Kazakh on horseback with trained eagle in front of snow-covered mountains, Bajan-Olgii province, Mongolia, Asia

Mongolian eagle hunter poses with eagle with hood, Bajan-Olgii Province, Mongolia, Asia

Mongolian eagle hunter, Kazakh rides horse with trained eagle in winter, Bayan-Olgii province, Mongolia, Asia

Portrait of smiling Peruvian horseman, Uchullujllo, Pitumarca District, Canchis Province, Cuzco Region, Peru

Africa, Togo. Koutammakou, Tamberma people. Unesco World Heritage site. Women dancing with their traditional headdress

Africa, Togo. Koutammakou, Tamberma people. Unesco World Heritage site.

Ghana, Kumasi, Akwasidae festival. A guardian of the King traditionally armed and dressed at The Akwasidae Festival (alternate, Akwasiadae) is celebrated by the Ashanti people and chiefs in Ashanti,...

Sarcophagus of pope, Pope's Palace, Avignon, France

India, Rajasthan. Nagaur, Nagaur Cattle Fair, camel with decorative shaving

Father and son talking, wearing traditional Omani clothing, Nizwa, Oman, Middle East

Two women wearing colourful dresses, Havana, Cuba

Bolivian woman training a young llama (Lama glama), San Juan, Potosi, Bolivia

Llama Herdswoman wearing a bowler hat also called Bombin, San Juan, Potosi, Bolivia

Elderly Burmese woman wearing a headscarf smoking a Cheerot cigar, portrait, Bagan, Myanmar, South-East Asia

High priest drinking tea, sacrificial offering, at the largest and most important religious festival of the Cham, Po Nagar Temple, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Portrait of a Turkish shepherd, Adiyaman Province, East Turkey, Turkey

Boy wearing a hat, portrait, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Wife of a camel trader, portrait, Nagaur camel and cattle market, Rajasthan, Thar Desert, northern India, India

Sikh, portrait, Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, North India, India, Asie

Man wearing a red turban and a blue shirt, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India

Theyyam performer during a ritual, near Kasargod, North Kerala, South India

Theyyam performer during a ritual, near Kasargod, North Kerala, South India

Tibetan nomad, Tazang Tso, Changthang, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India

Young women of different tribes waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India

Man wearing a hat decorated with flowers, Pfeifertag festival on Niedergadenalm alp, Strobl, Salzburg state, Salzkammergut resort area, Austria

Monument to Kaiser Franz Joseph at Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hoehe in front of Grossglockner mountain and Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria

Ceremonial driving down of cattle from the mountain pastures, returning of the cattle to their respective owners, Pfronten, Ostallgaeu district, Allgaeu region, Swabia region, Bavaria, Germany

Woman in the sand dunes, Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Young women sitting on a landing stage on Lake Schwansee near Fuessen, Allgaeu region, Bavaria, Germany

Man smoking a cigar, Mingun, Burma Myanmar, South east Asia

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. A shop selling a wide range pf locally made clay products in Nizwa souq.

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. The Nizwa fresh fruit and vegetable souq.

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. A happy old man at the lively, weekly livestock market at Nizwa where local farmers sell goats and cattle.

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. Two old men in discussion at the lively, weekly livestock market at Nizwa where local farmers sell goats and cattle.

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Nizwa. The lively, weekly livestock market at Nizwa where local farmers sell goats and cattle.

Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Al Hamra. A high-walled narrow street in the old, almost abandoned mud-brick village of Al Hamra.

Oman, Wahiba Sands. An Omani guide enjoys the sunset on sand dunes in Wahiba Sands.

Oman, Muscat. A covered walkway near the Sultan of Oman’s modern Al Alam Palace.

Jordan, Wadi Rum. A Zalabia Bedouin in Wadi Rum.

Jordan, Wadi Rum. A Zalabia Bedouin in Wadi Rum.

Jordan, Wadi Rum. A Zalabia Bedouin looks out over the iconic landscape of Wadi Rum. Made world famous by T.E. Lawrence, this wadi is Jordan’s largest and arguably its most spectacular.

Jordan, Petra. A corporal of the Royal Jordanian Bedouin Police stands smartly in front of Al Khazeneh, The Treasury, in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra.

Jordan, Amman. Tailor’s dummies in old Amman display embroidered Jordanian national dresses and decorated headgear for women.

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur. A Rajasthani musician in traditional attire plays a local string instrument called rawan hatha.

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur. A Rajasthani musician in traditional attire plays a local string instrument called rawan hatha.

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Amer. Mahouts ride elephants down the narrow paved road from the magnificent 16th century Amber Fort.

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Amer. A turbaned mahout on his elephant in the main courtyard of the magnificent 16th century Amber Fort.

Thailand, Chiang Rai. Portrait of woman of Padaung (long neck) ethnicity (MR) (PR)

Myanmar, Shan state, Nyaungshwe Township. Portrait of young girl (MR)

Myanmar, Shan state, Nyaungshwe Township. Portrait of young girl (MR)

Myanmar, Shan state, Nyaungshwe Township. Portrait of old burmese woman smoking cigar (MR)

Laos, Muang La, Oudomxay Province. A woman from the minority Akha Puli wearing a headdress decorated with old French Indo-China silver coins. Her teeth are stained red by chewing betel nuts.

Laos, Pak Namnoy, Oudomxay Province. The decorated headdress of a woman from the minority Akha Pala people. Akha headdress styles differ between sub-tribes which all have their origins in China and T...

Laos, Pak Namnoy, Oudomxay Province. The tall decorated headdress of a woman from the minority Akha Pala people. Akha headdress styles differ between sub-tribes which all have their origins in China...

Woman In Traditional Clothing, Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa

People Shopping In Traditional Clothing, Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa

Portrait of a Native American man at a powwow in Mesa Verde, Colorado.

Myanmar, Burma, Loikaw. A Padaung (long-neck) woman wearing her traditional brass neck coils, the weight of which pushes her collarbone down. Loikaw.

Myanmar, Burma, Keng Tung (Kyaing Tong). Young Akha girl in a hill village, Keng Tung.

Myanmar, Burma, Kekku. Palaung tribal lady on pilgrimage from her village, attending the Full Moon festival at Kekku.

Myanmar, Burma, Naga Hills. A Tangkhul Naga in his ceremonial finery celebrating the Naga New Year Festival (Kaing Bi) in Leshi village.

Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu with eye make-up for Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed’s birthday.