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
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
FAR-A WAY-MOSES. Jewish type. Dragoman.
The above portrait is another illustration of the persistence of the Jewish type.
Indian plantation workers at Malabar around 1910.
Plantation workers harvest pepper in the historic, fabulous Malabar, today’s Kerala state, South-West of India.
Antique Fabrics from Egypt. Coptic Silks. Silks from Alexandria.
Antique Fabrics. Red silk, patterned with figures of Samson and the Lion. Fabric with elephant pattern. Fabric with cock pattern, Persia.
India. Garments, Dresses. Principal Costumes.
India. Garments, Dresses. Principal Costumes. The Feminine Costume of the World. Dresses. Part VII. India. Plate 3.
India Fashions through the Ages. Coiffures, Hairstyles, Hats, Head-dresses.
India Fashion. Coiffures, Hats, Head-dresses. The Feminin Costume of the World. Coiffures, Hats, Head-dresses. Part VII. India. Plate 7. The Fascination of the Indian Costumes. Description of Plate 7. 1.… Read More
Costumes of the Ottoman court. Cara Coulouktjou, Ousta, 1850.
The motifs show costumes of the Ottoman court during the reign of Mahmoud II. Elbicei Atika was the name of a costume museum in Constantinople, originally located in the armoury of the Seraglio.
Chinese wife with bound feet, 1891.
Chinese wife with bound feet, 1891.
Basch Tshaousch, Kol Kiayassi. Costumes of the Ottoman Court.
Basch Tshaousch. Costumes of the Ottoman Court, 1850. Various Ottoman functionaries and military personnel in their traditional costumes.
Bach Tchohadar, Silihtar Aga, Peik, Solak.
Bach Tchohadar, Silihtar Aga, Peik, Solak. Ottoman Empire 1856. Various Ottoman functionaries and military personnel in their traditional costumes.