Turkish nomad carpets made by nomad tribes throughout the Ottoman empire, known generally as Smyrna carpets. The women mostly working on them in winter.
Masterpieces of Turkish nomad carpets of the 18th c.
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Textil Art from India. Embroidered Bobinet Scarf, 19th c.
Embroidered Bobinet Scarf from Delphi, India. Art treasures of the United Kingdom from the Art Treasures Exhibition 1858.
Metallic Art. Weapons and armament from India, 17th c.
Mughal Empire. Indian Helmet, shield and swords.
Textil Art from India. Design for a shawl.
Fac-simile of a portion of a native Indian drawing. Design for a shawl.
Indonesian Culture. Fabrics and Weapons of the Malays.
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
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