Descendants who self-identify as members of a group who inhabited a country or region at the time when people of different cultures or ethnic origins arrived. They often maintain their distinct language, culture, and beliefs.
    

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M0006590: Kwanyama woman giving an enema to a boy

M0006587: Kwanyama woman giving an enema to a boy / M0006587EA: Kwanyama woman giving an enema to a boy / M0006587EB: Kwanyama woman giving an enema to a boy / M0006588: Kwanyama woman giving an enema to a boy

M0000038: Palang (ampallang) beneath a photograph of it in use

M0000048: Shaped piece of wood for distending the lower lip

M0012559: Zulu man wearing a horn necklace and fur headress

M0000626: Masked members of the Egbo Society

M0005313: A group of women preparing the hair of the bride for a Zulu wedding dance

M0000854: Congolese carved female figure

M0005532: An Iban, or Sea Dayak, with long hair and tattoos

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M0012559: Zulu man wearing a horn necklace and fur headress

M0000626: Masked members of the Egbo Society

M0005313: A group of women preparing the hair of the bride for a Zulu wedding dance

M0000854: Congolese carved female figure

M0005532: An Iban, or Sea Dayak, with long hair and tattoos