The National Museum
Tripoli, Libya
Ethnographic Exhibits
nomadic men of Libya
(often called "Berbers" or "Bedouin")
female costumes
life inside the tent
outside work
weaving carpets
man meets his bride
decorated palm slab door
interior of house (Ghadames)
wall decoration
Photos from "old town" Ghadames
"blue man"
a veiled Tuareg man with an Indigo dyed head scarf
(the dye from the head scarf makes the face skin look blue)
men gathered in the house during the Turkish period
Turkish period decoration