BRABBU Design Inspiration – Stunning Portraits of the World’s last Indigenous tribes

Jimmy Nelson has captured the main soul of BRABBU’s design inspiration, with his well know “Before They Pass Away” Project. The lives and traditions of those last tribes that managed to survive this industrial and global times.

This exquisitely photographed showcase for world tribal culture is not only a joy to look at, but also an important historical to preserve. He reveals the wide variety of human experiences and cultural expressions across the ages.

BUDDHIST MONKS

Tibetan costume and ornaments communicate not only the habits, but also the history, beliefs, climate and character of the local people, and they have undergone few changes throughout history.

YAKIM, BRIGADE

The Nenets still rely on traditional clothing sewn by the women. Nenets men wear a Malitsa, which is a coat with hood made of around 4 reindeer skins, fur on the inside and leather on the outside.

MYSTERIOUS HARTMANN VALLEY

In rainy years, the Hartmann’s valleys become grassy expanses, but generally their flat topographies are covered by sand broken only by a few tough grasses, shrubs and the mysterious ‘fairy circles

TAUPO VILLAGE

Kai is the Maori word for food. The Maori diet was based on birds and fish, supplemente by wild herbs and roots.

TA MOKO

Defining aspects of Maori traditional culture include art, legends, tattoos (ta moko), performances (notably kapa haka), customs, hospitality and community.Tattooing has always been an important part of Maori culture. Receiving tattoos was an important step to maturity and there were many rites and rituals associated with the event.

DHAGI IN DHA VILLAGE, KASHMIR

The Drokpas are completely different – physically, culturally, linguistically and socially – from the Tibeto-Burman inhabitants of most of Ladakh. Drokpa men and women are tall and fair, with big, lightly coloured eyes, full lips and distinctive noses and eyebrows. As a result, they consider themselves superior and do not marry into other communities.

KAZAKH EAGLE HUNTING

Among many Kazakh traditions is the ancient art of eagle hunting. For more than two centuries, Kazakh men have hunted on horseback
with trained golden eagles.