a Qashqai teacher shepherds children of the tribe through the hills and valleys of learning. The Turkic-speaking Qashqai roam Iran’s mountainous southwest. January 1975
Tea leaf harvest, Iran, January 1975
Persian military practice, Iran January 1975
Iran, January 1975
Paying homage to an ancient king, envoys bearing flowers climb a massive staircase amid the ruins of a giant palace at Persepolis. Begun by Darius I in 520 B.C., the city was the ceremonial capital of Persia, now Iran, for two centuries, until Alexander the Great set his victor’s torch to it in 330 B.C. Today, echoing former times, Western nations seek to curry favor with the king of oil-rich Iran through offers of trade and technical assistance. January 1975
August, 1975- Earmarks of wealth among the Fulanis, giant gold ornaments festoon a woman at Dialloube; a head strap often helps support the heavy earrings. As a family’s fortunes increase, more gold may be hammered onto the jewelry. Gleaming filigree- an art form along the Niger- harks back to an age when West African monarchs cornered the bulk of the continent’s known gold supply. One 11th century Ghanaian king reportedly possessed a nugget so large that he tethered his horse to it.
Bambara women dance at the conclusion of Ramadan, West Africa, August 1975
National Geographic, 1975
Georges Velmont proclaims her loyalty to the blue, white and red tricolore, Caribbean Islands, January 1975
