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The Kushites are an ancient group of people, living on the fringes of the known world in modern day Sudan. The Greek name Aithiopians, does not relate them to the modern country of Ethiopia. Herodotus describes the Kushites in Xerxes army as wearing th

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The leader wears a garment reminiscent of earlier Libyan clothing which is shown on the Kushite throne bearer relief. He also wears a headdress of ostrich feathers. The standard holds a icon decorated with a lions mane, ostrich feathers and beads. The

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The Kushites are an ancient group of people, living on the fringes of the known world in modern day Sudan. The Greek name Aithiopians, does not relate them to the modern country of Ethiopia. Herodotus describes the Kushites in Xerxes army as wearing th

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The most striking feature of the Kushites is their vermilion and white body paint which they adorned themselves with before battle. Body paint still plays and important part in African tribal cultures. White and red can represent life, death, protectio

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Herodotus describes the Kushites in Xerxes army as wearing the skins of animals such as Lions and Leopards. Kushite archers are described as carrying 6ft bows made from palm wood and using small arrows tipped with agate. Some modern African tribes can