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Marsinah costumes from KismetMiss Lily Brayton (aka Mrs Oscar Asche) as Marsinah in Kismet which was revived at the Globe Theatre in London in 1914. Date: 1914
Adelina Munro Drysdale in patriotic costume, WW1Miss Adelina Munro Drysdale (1896-1942), daughter of Countess Battaro Cosa, pictured in a patriotic costume with the British and French flags across the bodice of her dress
Veiled woman, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Two Turkish women, one with her face covered. Date: circa 1870
Veiled woman with pots, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Woman on a donkey, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Group of Egyptian womenGroup of three Egyptian women in traditional costume. Date: circa 1870
Arab courtyard scene, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Veiled women and child, with hookah, EgyptTwo veiled women and a child, with a hookah, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Veiled women in bullock carriage, TurkeyVeiled women in a bullock-drawn carriage, Turkey. Date: circa 1870
Veiled Turkish woman. Date: circa 1870
Veiled women, Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1870
Tango craze: the Pope assesses the tango, 1913Pope Pius X carefully watches as a couple perform the tango for him, so he can judge if the dance morally acceptable. The dance was deemed respectable for drawing room use
Sketch front cover, Spring Fashion Number 1939Front cover of The Sketch, Spring Fashions Number, 8 March 1939, featuring a painting by French artist Jean Gabriel Domergue showing a woman wearing a colourful veiled hat worn at a jaunty angle
Turkish women and hookahThree Turkish women and a hookah. Date: circa 1870
Rich Turkish Woman in fine clothing with veil and many rings on her fingers. Date: circa 1910s
Turkish girl by the Bosphorus, Istanbul, TurkeyPicture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress
Turkish girl - 1920s - Liberation in DressPicture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress
Turkish girl by the Golden Horn, Istanbul, TurkeyPicture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress
Veiled Turkish Woman turns with a coy gaze toward the photographer. Date: 1920s
Egytian Coptic Woman. Copts in Egypt constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East, as well as the largest religious minority in the region. Date: circa 1907
Participants in female circumcision ceremony, AfricaParticipants in a female circumcision ceremony line up in Ubangi-Shari (Oubangi Chari), a French colony in central Africa, now part of the Central African Republic
Veiled Egytian Woman - Cairo Date: circa 1904
A Female Turkish nobleA Female Turkish Noble - depicted on this two-colour (red and white) embossed postcard of considerable skill and style. Date: 1900
Morocco, North West Africa - Seated Women, Rabat Date: circa 1950s
Oriental Beauty - Turkish Ottoman FlagsA veiled oriental beauty with pretty eyes set in a frame beneath two Turkish Ottoman flags - patriotic postcard. Date: circa 1910s
Egyptian Orange Sellers posing artistically for this early photographic postcard. Date: circa 1894
Algerian woman behind the veilAn absolutely stunning photograph of an Algerian Veiled Woman. Her piercing gaze is the only clue to her hidden visage. A study in reserved modesty Date: 1906
Phallus indusiatus, stinkhorn fungusThis painting of a veiled stinkhorn was produced by Pieter de Bevere. The image originates from the Loten Collection (dated 1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London
A Syrian WomanA opulent studio shot of an exotic Syrian Woman, in a fine dressed and wearing a veil. Date: 1908
Veiled Turkish Woman and boy - BalkansVeiled Turkish Woman and a young boy somewhere in the Balkan Region Date: 1908
Leap Year Matrimony - Strong WomenI Wed Him. Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women take fullsome advantage of their right on a leap year to ask for the hand in marriage of their chaps
Egyptian Muslim WomanA mohammedan muslim woman with her face covered, probably in Egypt or another North African country. Date: 1930s
Bulgarian Muslim WomenVeiled Muslim women (but not the little girl with them), Bulgaria. Date: 1930s
Sarajevo MarketVeiled Muslim women at Sarajevo market, Serbia (former Yugoslavia). Date: 1930s
Hat by Molyneux, 1930A hat by Captain Molyneux using felt and curves breitschwantz fur at the sides and back of this close-fitting mode. A fine full veil with a spotted border softens the line and falls to the chin
Winston Churchill and his daughter in Switzerland, 1946Mr. Winston Churchill with his daughter, Mary, driving to the Chateau Lohn on his arrival in Berne, where he was warmly welcomed. 1946
Turkish Women 1930SVeiled muslim women shopping together in Turkey. Date: 1930s
Two couples sitting on a cliff topTwo middle class couples sitting on a cliff top. The women are dressed identically, and could be sisters or even twins. Their hats have dark veils which cover their eyes and noses
Montenegrin Street Scene with veiled womenMontenegrin Street Scene with four veiled women
Bosnia - Drinking Water PumpBosnia - Roadside drinking water pump
Dancing at an Arabian Marriage - AlgeriaDancing at an Arab Wedding - Algeria
Veiled Moorish Woman out walking - Algeria. She wears a remarkably voluminous costume with a headdress which folds up from her waist, an enormous bunched skirt and wide sleeves
Veiled Egyptian LadyA fine portrait of an Egyptian woman, wearing a very elaborate veil and a small tassled round hat, decorated with crescent moons. She holds an interestingly shaped ceramic vessel in her lap
Fortune teller - ConstantinopleA female street fortune teller in Constantinople
Riding through Constantinople on donkeysA husband and wife ride through Constantinople on a pair of donkeys, with the ladies steed being led by a young servant
Mother and Baby - Mandu - IndiaMother and Baby - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Egypt - Turkish WomanOttoman Turkish Woman in Egypt, in a very fine and elaborate costume and leaning on the end of a sofa