PhotographAA-0717

Three Assyrian caravaneers from Mar Yaqo, Simele district

Place

Mar Yaqo

Date

1880s

Three men in local dress stand against a pale backdrop with their saddles and saddle mats at their feet; the caption names them, left to right, as Mikho (with a revolver), Youseph (with a rifle) and Matte (with a cane). They were caravan guards from the village of Mar Yaqo in the Simele district.