The dress of the Arab tribes on the route to Petra.
Besharah, of the Beni Said tribe, a member of the artists’ travelling party in Egypt, Sinai and Akabah.
Category: Arabia
Egyptian Man’s shirt. The Gallebaya. Characteristic garment.
Characteristic garment of the modern Egyptian population. A variation of the Gallebaya called “kamis”. The material is black cotton (Winter).
The dress of the Arabs. Affluent class. Pictorial work.
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.
Arabian inhabitants of Mecca and Medina, 19th century
Arabian inhabitants of Mecca and Medina in traditional clothing of the 19th century. Vêtements traditionnels. Arabe de Médine, femme de la Mecque et femme de Médine
Sheikh Abdallah I. Ibn Saud. Imam of the Wahhabi.
Sheikh Abdallah I. ibn Saud. Sketched from life by Sir J. Sutherland.
Abyssinian and Egyptians.
Abyssinian and Egyptians. Abyssin et Égyptiens. Guerriers et soldats du désert.
Marriage Hut of Arab Fellahin with the Newly Married Couple.
Marriage Hut of Arab Fellahin with the Newly Married Couple.
The sacred temple of the Kaaba of Mekka.
Praying round the sacred temple of the Kaaba of Mekka.
A Georgian girl in traditional dress and a Bedouin in Burnus with gun.
A Georgian girl in traditional dress. A Bedouin in Burnus with gun.
Algeria. Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader.
Algeria. Regular infantryman Abdel-Kader, 19th c.