NW frontier online resources question

[thejammedgatling]

Hi there

Has anybody seen a good on-line resource for colour plates of tribesmen and opponents of the British in the NW frontier? Does dress change markedly from 1st Afgan war up to the early 1900's? Is there a significance in turban colour etc. Apologies for the basic questions...I'm just starting out in this area!

Cheers!

[David]

do a search on the site
NW Frontier
There is some information here
there is load on the internet
NW Frontier 1840s to 1930s the british hah problems with the Tribesmen's
http://maiwandday.blogspot.com/2010/07/colonel-galbraith-regimental-colour-of.html
http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php
http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm

[Gluteus Maximus]

If you are a member of (or join) the ColonialWars Yahoogroup:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ColonialWars/

There is at least one word doc posted there with info on the variations in dress of the tribes. As far as I know in most cases the colour of turban/sash wasn't relevant, but probably higher status individuals would have richer coloured items. A good way to distinguish leaders of units.

[thejammedgatling]

thanks for the links..some really good stuff here and just what I needed

[Hammers]

Not that  I have vacuumed the market but  I find that the studies of the histories and customs of the NWF tribes are lacking or at least hard to find.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Not that  I have vacuumed the market but  I find that the studies of the histories and customs of the NWF tribes are lacking or at least hard to find.

That appears to be very true. There's a lot of generalisation, but not much specific detail as for example there is with the Zulus or Hadendowah etc. 

[Hammers]

That appears to be very true. There's a lot of generalisation, but not much specific detail as for example there is with the Zulus or Hadendowah etc. 

The anthropologists were probably sent back with their questionaires nailed to their foreheads and the phrenologists with the calipers shoved up their *hrmm-hmm*.