Arabian men from the desert. Ottoman Empire 19th c.

Traditional, Arabian, costume, Bedouin, dress, Amedeo Preziosi, Istanbul, history,
Men from the Arabian desert

Traditional Arabian men costume from the desert.

Source: Stamboul, Recollections of Eastern Life by Amedeo Preziosi. Published by Lemercier Paris 1861.

Illustration, damasks, ornament
Note:  A Mahazi and a Soualeh Bedouin. The Oriental Album.

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