Arabian corals: an excursion to the coral reefs of the Red Sea
Arab tent camp near El Tor, Egypt in the Sinai.
Tag: Egyptian customs
Traditional Egyptian dress, culture and customs in the Middle East.
The souk or bazaar in oriental cities.
Souks are an almost universal feature of an oriental Arab city and usually also its economic centre.
Oriental street in the Egyptian capital Cairo with the Al Azhar Mosque.
Cairo is considered the best school of ‘Arabic literature; and there is no other place in which we can obtain such a complete knowledge of the Arabs.
Egyptian overcoat. The Binish. Upper garment of scholars and priests.
The binish, like the kaftan, is spread all over the Near East. Those countries where it is chiefly worn are Egypt, W. Arabia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Turkey.
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).
Egyptian Art. Jewelry. Amulets, statuettes of the gods, jewels, papyri.
Most of those perfect specimens of Egyptian jewelry which are so invaluable to those in ornamental work have been obtained from the abodes of the dead.
Abyssinian and Egyptians.
Abyssinian and Egyptians. Abyssin et Égyptiens. Guerriers et soldats du désert.
Rich woman of the people in Cairo. Egypt.
Rich woman of the people in Cairo. Egypt. Femme riche et femme du peuple au Caire. Egypte.
Turbans and other headdresses of Egyptian men.
Full Peoples Gallery in images of all nations by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche, 1840.
Egyptian fellahin watering the gardens near the pyramids.
Water is carried in these closely woven baskets to the gardens in the vicinity.