Turban Collection (#9)

Sultan Ahmed II Khan Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Ahmed II Khan Ghazi (16431695) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Date: circa 1690

Sultan Suleiman II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Suleiman II (1642-1691) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691. Date: circa 1680

Sultan Murad III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Murad III (1546-1595) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death. Date: circa 1590

Sultan Mehmed III Adli - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Mehmed III Adli (1566-1603) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death. Date: circa 1600

Sultan Selim II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Selim II (15241574) (" Selim the Sot (Mest)" and as " Sari Selim" (Selim the Blond) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. Date: circa 1570

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Suleiman I the Magnificent in the West and Kanuni (the Lawgiver) in the East, (14941566) - the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in 1566. Date: circa 1560

Sultan Bayezid II - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Bayezid II (14471512) - eldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. Date: circa 1505

Sultan Mehmed II - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Mehmed II (or Mehmed the Conqueror ) (14321481) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice; first for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. Date: circa 1475

Sultan Bayezid I - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Bayezid I (13541403) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. Date: circa 1395

Sultan Murad II Kodja - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Murad II Kodja (14041451) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1451. Date: circa 1450

Sultan Murad I - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Murad I (13261389) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1362 to 1389. Date: circa 1380

Woman from Vietnam - Tonkin
Woman from Northern Vietnam - Tonkin region, close to the Chinese border - wearing a fantastic vertigious turban headdress and a metal circlet around her neck. Date: circa 1910s

Sapphire turban button
A rose-cut facetted deep-blue sapphire mounted in a button of quartz, inlaid with gold, rubies & emeralds. No 198 in the collection of Sir Hans Sloane

Evening headwear by Lewis and Judith Barbier
A selection of evening headwear from the 1920s, three designed by Lewis and four by Judith Barbier. Date: 1924

King George Vs Indian Bodyguard
The Indian Bodyguard of King George V during his visit to India for the Durbar. Seen here riding along the Avenue leading to the Kings camp. 1911

Taujik man in summer costume, Kabul, Afghanistan
A Taujik in the Summer Dress of Caubul. A 19th century Afghan man wearing a long coat with a floral patterned shirt underneath, and a blue turban. 1815

Mohamed Aboudi of Luxor, Egypt - an author who wrote about the Antiquities of Upper Egypt & Nubia

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana
A fine portrait of Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much decorated by Western powers, particularly the French, to whom he was a Satrap

Harem Pants 1910
Exotic eastern style: high waisted Turkish trousers / harem pants, decollete blouse, bolero, fish-net stockings, Louis heel shoes & a turban with aigrette

Mahatma Gandhi cartoon
A cartoon on the subject of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, showing him making international calls on a telephone, with bags of money at his side

Donatello / Larmessin
DONATELLO de Betto di Bardi Florentine sculptor

ABD AL AZIZ / MOROCCO / 1903
ABD AL AZIZ or ABD AL AZIZ IV Sultan of Morocco (1894-1908): modern ideas and friendliness to other nations made him unpopular in his own country

Dost Mohammed Khan
DOST MOHAMMAD KHAN Ruler of Afghanistan

Mohammed Ahmed, The Mahdi
Mohammed Ahmed (Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah), known as The Mahdi (meaning the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith), a Sufi sheikh of the Samaniyya order in the Sudan, north east Africa

Aka Khel, Pashtun Afghan tribe, NW Frontier
Men of Aka Khel, a Pashtun Afghan tribe on the North West Frontier. Date: circa 1890s

Scene in a synagogue, Jerusalem. circa 1850s

An Oriental Fairy Tale - Goldbeard & the Hand of Fate
Bahama, Golden Beard, holding a Princess captive inside the magic mountain. She will later be rescued and freed from her golden fetters by a Prince who finds a miniature hand of jade. Date: 1929

Ferry boat, Lewella, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ferry boat with passengers and outrigger, Lewella, a suburb of Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Natives and camels, Jamrud, North West Frontier Province
Natives and camels, Jamrud district, near the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, British India (now in Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Hindu dancer and drummer, India. Date: circa 1910

Camel carriage, Bikaner, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India. Date: circa 1920

Men and rickshaws, Matheran hill station, India
Men and rickshaws, Matheran hill station, Maharashtra state, India. Date: 1914

Indian Snake Carmer - Singapore, Malaysia. Date: circa 1920s

Turkish Concert -- five musicians playing their instruments. circa 1800

Misfitz - Sindbad the Sailor. early 20th century

Ladies Own Memorandum Book, showing some examples of the fashions of the day. circa 1790

Bedouin Arab costume. 19th century

Copts (Coptic) costume, Egypt
Woman in Copts (Coptic Christian) costume, Egypt. 19th century

Mameluke (Mamluk), Middle East. 19th century

Woman from Portugal in traditional costume. 19th century

Banda Wallah (showman) with boy and animals, India
Banda Wallah (showman) with boy and three animals (monkey, goat and bear), India. Date: circa 1905

Group photo, doctors family and staff, Mandalay, Burma
Group photo, doctors family and staff at Florrie Villa, Mandalay, Burma. Date: 1909

Group photo, No. 4 Mountain Battery RGA cricket team, India
Group photo, No. 4 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery cricket team with sports shields and guns, Rawalpindi, India. Date: circa 1923

Tibetan dancers, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
Four Tibetan dancers (jugglers) taking part in the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Turkish Children act out an Ottoman History Drama Stage Play. Date: circa 1909

Gentleman puffing on his pipe - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1873

Foot soldier, Turkey
Turkish Foot Soldier. 19th century

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