Beads Collection (page 8)

Woman from Albania near Scutari
Woman from the Mountain region of Albania near Scutari in traditional costume

Chorotes Indians - Jujuy Province, Argentina
Chorotes Indians - Jujuy Province, Ledesma, Argentina

Arabs from Mecca. The man on the left holds a tesbih, a string of beads which can be counted off to match the 99 Names of God

Lady playing with a long string of pearls
An elegantly-dressed Lady with ginger hair, seated and playing with a long string of pearls, with pink roses scattered across her lap

Two Zulu Women
Absolutely fabulous postcard depicting two Zulu Women, wearing traditional multi-coloured bead and animal hide tabards, their hair shaped up into thin conical forms and wearing bright necklaces

The Sphere fashion number 1925
Front cover illustration for The Spheres fashion number in 1925 showing three elegant women perusing a magazine

North West Frontier Province, Peshawar - Dancers
Dancing Girls of Peshawar, North-west Frontier Province, ready for the dance

Lear / Nonsense / Leeds
There was an Old Person of Leeds, whose head was infested with beads; She sat on a stool, and ate gooseberry fool, which agreed with that person of Leeds

Young Girl from Burma (Myanmar) standing in front of a stunning woven reed wall

Algerian Bedouin Girl
Very serious-looking Algerian Bedouin Girl, adorned with charm necklace and beads and what looks like a wooden spoon (?)

Young Sudanese Dervish
A Young Sudanese Dervish, holding a dagger and grinning widely

Egyptian Girl set in Artists Palette Motif
A portrait photograph of a pretty Egyptain girl, set within the framing of an Artists palette and brushes. She wears a revealing open tunic and a medallion set on a string of red beads

Sudanese woman with decorative cuts
Sudanese woman with traditional decorative cuts on her face, braided hair (with buttons and beads) and long beaded necklace

Red Indian pair at Earls Court
Mr and Mrs Spotted Weasel - Sioux Indians taking part in the Red Man Spectacle at Earls Court, London

American Indians. Sioux Chief
Sioux Chief wearing beads and carrying a pipe

Three Chippewa Indian chiefs at Montreal, 1849
Three native American Indian chiefs in full ceremonial dress, with beads, necklaces and feathers: Chingwackonce (Little Pine), Nabunagoging (The Eclipse) and Menissino Wenninne (The Great Warrior)

American Indians: The Red River Territory. Little Fox, A Cre
Indian Chief smoking a long pipe wearing beads and feathered headdress

Chinese Tartars - likely to be a man and a woman from the southern part of China toward Tibet and Nepal

Fashion for dancing, 1927
Fringes of silver beads emphasise the tiered skirt and bolero of this distinctive evening frock design for 1927

The Tango trouser, 1913
Trousers especially designed for dancing the Tango. The outfit was made up of a skirt slit to the thigh, worn over a pair of Turkish trousers held at the ankle by a band of crystal beads

Tatler fashions for February 1930, by Gordon Conway
A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. This illustration shows an outfit of brown and yellow crepe marocain

Stall by the Nile
A small Bazaar on the banks of the Nile supplying a wide variety of merchandise from a very small hut

Racial / German / Friburg
A Friburg woman in bridal costume

Jade Green & Gold Gown
A gown by Jeanne Lanvin composed of a pale jade green bodice and skirt and sleeves of gold beads sewn onto a transparent net. A long belt is tied at the waist

Pilgrim Setts Forth
A pilgrim, barefoot and carrying his beads, sets forth on his pilgrimage - illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes The Way to the Holy Lande, published in 1500

Beaded Dress 1942
American film star Joan Bennett models a dress she wears in her latest picture, " Girl Trouble". She looks sultry if a little troubled as she reclines on some stairs

Feather Hat with Veil
A toque or fitted helmet composed of black & white feathers creating a scallop design complete with a visor style veil; a black hat with a segmented brim

Jan Van Eyck / Old Print
JAN VAN EYCK Flemish artist

Reception Dress 1909
High waisted Directoire / Empire revival reception gown with a square corsage, open tunic - the whole richly trimmed with beads, gold braid & embroidery

Pearl Trimmed Dress 1910
Empire revival gown in white silk voile with a high waist, square corsage, cap sleeves & a narrow trained skirt is profusely ornamented with pearls & beads

Afternoon Gown 1911
High waisted Directoire or Empire line gown in lilac etamine & chiffon embroidered in gold & lilac wooden beads. N.B Cordeliere girdle & floating back panel

Dinner Dresses 1900 / Liz
Decolletee tunic dresses with transparent fabric high neck & chemisette infill. Applique, embroidery & relief trimmings, a lace under-skirt & long kid gloves

Elegant Lady & Jewellery
An elegant lady shows off her jewellery: earrings, necklace, rings and bracelets

Huntley & Palmer 1929
A vibrant floral print, sleeveless dress with matching shoes. The skirt of the dress is covered with a coordinating gold & black shawl. Pearls complete the look

Jan Van Eyck / Boulonois
JAN VAN EYCK Flemish Artist

C15 Religious Costume
Ecclesiastical habits, a pilgrim, a nun and a monk - two of them carrying their beads, for this is before the Reformation

Juliana Morella / Boulonoi
JULIANA MORELLA Spanish scholar

Racial / Digger Couple
Digger Indian couple from California. They have each placed an arm on the others shoulder and gaze out at the viewer

Member of ?society
A man wearing a ceremonial costume of long robe and hat decorated with beads and the pelt of an animal, holds a cutting implement. Possibly a member of a Secret Society

Beatrice / Faustin / Figaro
PRINCESS BEATRICE Daughter of Victoria, married Prince Heinrich of Battenberg in 1885

Dancing Showgirl 1928
Showgirl dances with a long string of beads

Costume Mrs Hunter 1860S
Plain dress with bishop sleeves & reversed cuffs composed of folds. A string of large beads falls between the stand-up collar & belt. N.B broad bracelet with disc motif

Indian Mother and Child
An Indian Mother carries her young child

Racial / Norway / Lady 1821
Red dress: square neckline & short, puffed sleeves ornamented with cord trim, tucker & cuffs possibly of muslin & a broad black belt with a silver clasp

Theatre Coat / Paquin 1912
Exotic pink & black kimono style theatre coat by Paquin embellished with chinese embroidery & trimmed with fur. Her headdress is ornamented with embroidery & beads

Fur-Trimmed Cape 1913
A fur-trimmed short cape with rows of beads fastened with a Chinese style medallion with tassels across a long fur stole

Les Modes 1913
Dinner dress: decollete gown with & trained tunic cut to reveal a decorative under- skirt. An indoor dress with a fur-trimmed coatee

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