In the lower part of the image three Persian dancers and a servant in the typical costumes are shown. The average dancer wearing a precursor of Raqs Sharqi belly dance costumes.
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Egypt. A Girl performing on the Tarabuka.
Goblet drums (also tarabuka) are single-sheet drums widely used in Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.
Dress of Tambourine player. Veiled water wearer and Servant in 1850.
Tambourine player in the jilbab. Veiled water wearer in a chador. Servant with a turban, tarboosh, vests, harem pants belted with a wide cloth that Sal Sapik, (SAL û Sapik “pants and shirt”).
Bedouin musician. Nubian slave. Egyptian traditional street clothes.
A young Bedouin with Kufiyya, Jilbab and jacket. Nubian slave girl wearing a caftan over a light of woolen dress. Egyptian woman in street clothing.
Ancient Greek costume. Female flute player.
Ancient Greek costume. Female flute player. Source: COSTUME OF THE ANCIENTS BY THOMAS HOPE. PRINTED FOR WILLIAM MILLER, LONDON 1812. Drawn & Etched by Thomas Hobe, H. Moses [wpucv_list id=”136457″ title=”Classic grid… Read More
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com