Costume and fashion history of Asia . Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources. The Forgotten Books.
Indonesian Culture. Fabrics and Weapons of the Malays. The Malay (Orang Melayu) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. They belong to the Austronesian ethnic groups and speak the Malay… Read More
Plantation workers harvest pepper in the historic, fabulous Malabar, today’s Kerala state, South-West of India.
Late Antique Fabrics from Egypt. 1) Red silk, patterned with figures of Samson and the lion. Alexandria, 6th — 7th Cent. — 2) Silk fabric. Alexandria, 6th — 7th Cent.… Read More
India. Garments, Dresses. Principal Costumes. The Feminine Costume of the World. Dresses. Part VII. India. Plate 3.
India. Coiffures, Hats, Head-dresses. The Feminin Costume of the World. Coiffures, Hats, Head-dresses. Part VII. India. Plate 7.
Chinese wife with bound feet, 1891.
Opium smocking in Shanghai 1899.
Marquis Dufferin Ava with Armenian refugees at the hospital at Varna, Bulgaria 1896.
THE DYING COOLIE 1897.
Kazuma Ogawa. Costumes & customs in Japan. Tokyo 1892.
