* Egyptian Dancers * Turn of the Century Post Cards * Other Dancers *
* Salome & Little Egypt *
* 1893 Worlds Fair * Mid-Eastern Life * Orientalists & Imitators *
* Old Movie Stars * Movie Posters * Erte * Spanish, Flamenco & Indian *
* Fortune Tellers * Pin-Ups * Dolls & Figures *

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Arab	Bedouin & Camel	Bedouin Family	Bedouin Woman
Bedouin Man	Cairo Street Theater	Cairo Street Detail	Cairo Street Detail
Egyptian Boy	Cairo Street Detail	Moorish Dancing Girls	Moorish Ballet Girl
Girl from Nazareth	Persian Man	Persian Soldier	Persian Girl
Swordsmen	Bedouin & Camel with Wedding Saddle	Neapolitan Ballet	Tunisian Portal
	Horsemen	Syrian Lancers
	Turks & Persian	Tunisian Merchants

Peggy Both: This gentleman appears to me (a Balkan specialist) to be in costume of the Shopluk (=Shope ethnic area of western Bulgaria, eastern Macedonia, & southeastern Serbia). In particular, the district of Sofia is indicated by the distinctive tight-sleeved jacket, which persists to this day in the standardized folk costume of that area, now usually in a bright blue or black wool. The leather sandals (tsurvuli) are typical central Balkan footgear. The facial hair is also in a common style for turn-of-the-century there; compare, for example, the portrait photo of the Macedonian revolutionary Pitu Guli. The fleece hat is also quite characteristic of the entire Balkan region.

Can you identify the costume / nationality of these pictures? If so, e-mail me!

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Worlds Fair 1	Worlds Fair 2	Worlds Fair 4	Moorish Dancing Girls & ???

* Egyptian Dancers * Turn of the Century Post Cards * Other Dancers *
* Salome & Little Egypt *
* 1893 Worlds Fair * Mid-Eastern Life * Orientalists & Imitators *
* Old Movie Stars * Movie Posters * Erte * Spanish, Flamenco & Indian *
* Fortune Tellers * Pin-Ups * Dolls & Figures *