Category: Northwest Africa

Customs and fashions of Northwest Africa.

Berbers, Nomadic, Algeria, Tunisia, sahara, costumes, ethnic, fashion,

The majority of the population of the Sahara consists of Berbers. Her clothing is extraordinarily rich. They obtain their silk fabrics through the mediation of the caravans

The dress of the Arabs. Affluent class. Pictorial work.

7/5/18

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Arabian, costumes, dress, aba, kubiyah, sakal

The name Arab originally was reserved for the nomad tribes east of Palestine and in the Syro-Arabian desert, but today it is generally used for most of the surviving Semitic peoples who, in addition to living in Arabia, are to be found in Mesopotamia, North Africa, the western shores of the Red Sea, and the eastern shores of the Persian Gulf.

Historical Berber costumes from Morocco, 1862.

12/24/16

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Oriental Costumes. Farasia. Kaftan. North Africa, Morocco.

9/1/16

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Kaftan, Farasia, North Africa, Marocco, Maghreb, clothing, garment,

The Farasia, Kaftan. North Africa, Morocco. Oriental Costumes by Max Tilke. This garment is a shirt-dress with wide sleeves, it is buttoned over the chest. It is often belted, and… Read More

Djellaba. North Africa, Marocco.

8/21/16

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Mohamed Habib el-Bey from the Dynasty of Husseinite 1923.

11/1/15

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Mohamed El Habib Pacha Bey. Tunesian ruler. Dynasty of Husseinites

Mohamed Habib el-Bey from the Dynasty of Husseinite. Tunesia. Habib Bey, Frenchified name of Mohamed Habib el-Bey, born August 13, 1858 in Bardo and died February 11, 1929 in Carthage,… Read More

Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century.

9/5/15

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Jewish graves. Cemetery Algier, Algeria 19th century.

Jewish graves at Bab el Oued, Algier. Algeria 19th century. Tombeaux juifs. Fashion, New Edition: The language of clothes (Smithsonian).

Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria.

9/4/15

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Caravan in an indoor street of Algier, Algeria. Algérie – Caravane dans une Rue Couverte, Algier. Fashion, New Edition: The language of clothes (Smithsonian).