A group portrait of six Bicharin men and a young boy indigenous to the Beja. They wear traditional dress and carry sticks, indicating their role as camel drivers who guided caravans from Sudan to Egypt. Photograph taken by the Zangaki brothers. Caption inscribed on negative: Zangaki. No. 552 Bicharins Sou[illegible]. Handwritten caption reads: Group of Sherpa.

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Group portrait of Bicharin people

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Size: 3766px × 4557px
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Photo credit: © Bristol Archives/UIG / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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