Turbans Collection (page 4)

Indian troops in France - WWI
Colonial Allied Indian troops in France being conveyed in motor lorries toward the western front. Date: circa 1916

Two Egyptian Dervishes from Alexandria Date: circa 1909

Turkish Zeibek warriors - Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Zeibek warriors - Izmir, Turkey. Zeibeks or sometimes Zeybeks were irregular militia and guerilla fighters living in the Aegean Region of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1906

Colonial Indian Troops digging trenches on the Western Front Date: circa 1915

India - Two Muslims at prayer - rooftop Date: circa 1910s

Indian Troops in France en route to the front - WWI Date: circa 1915

A meena of Jajur
Meenas are a caste of Hindus. A man with a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other with a quiver slung across his back. He is dressed in white with a turban on his head

A muhunt and gosaeens
A horseman with a shield slung across his back and carrying a lance surrounded by armed retainers on foot.. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

Three Kurdish chiefs talking
A group of three Kurdish chiefs talking. One of them holds a spear, another has a sword and two pistols at his side. 1818

Indian Snake Charmers Date: circa 1910s

A Hearing - Four Egyptian men sitting outside a Cafe have their quiet discussion rudely interrupted by a wandering (and very noisy) bagpipe player! Date: circa 1916

Prayers inside Aya Sofya, Istanbul
Prayers inside the Aya Sofya Mosque, Istanbul - nowadays this incredible building is no longer a Christian Church (original usage) or a Mosque (later usage), but houses a museum. Date: circa 1905

Poster advertising Orient Line cruises to Australia, featuring three men in turbans sitting around a campfire on a beach, with a ship waiting out at sea. 20th century

Topgis Bashi, Commandant of the Ottoman Artillery
The Topgis Bashi, or Commandant of Artillery. The commander of the Turkish Ottoman artillery wearing colourful robes and a tall turban

Mameluke soldier
A Mamaluke Soldier. A mameluke wearing a red turban and carrying a curved sword with pistols and knives tucked into his waistband. 1803

Four Turkish men in a room
Four men in a room with two windows overlooking a courtyard. All wear Turkish robes and turbans, and three are sitting cross-legged on the floor

A Seis or Arab Groom, seen from the rear. He is wearing a red turban and baggy knee-length trousers. 1803

Aymaq nomadic man, Afghanistan
A Man of the Tymunee Eimauk. Aymaq (also Aimak, Eimauk or Aimaq), are a collection of Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes

Capi Aga, Chief of the White Eunuchs
The Capi Aga, the Governor of the Gates of the Seraglio and Chief of the White Eunuchs. He is wearing a high white turban and crimson fur-trimmed robes. He has no beard. 1803

Embroidering, India - Manufacturing decorated Fabric
Three generations of Indian Embroiderers - Manufacturing beautifully decorated clothing fabric. Date: 1906

Waziris Tribesmen of Waziristan - NWFP
Waziris Tribesmen of Waziristan - North West Frontier Province Date: 1919

Our Allies - Convoy of Indian Reinforcements - possibly re-supplying the troops at the front with food and drink? Date: circa 1916

Three samp wallahs, or snake charmers
A trio of Indian snake charmers (samp wallahs) demonstrate their art

British officers with Indian soldiers and arabs, Iraq
Three British officers (centre) with Indian soldiers (back row) and Arab men (front row) outside a building, somewhere in Iraq

Ground support vehicles in desert, Iraq
A line of six ground support vehicles lined up in the desert, somewhere in Iraq, with arab drivers and others

A man and woman of Tunis, Algiers or Tripoli
A man and woman of Tunis, Tunisia - Algiers, Algeria or Tripoli, Libya. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Grass Cutters - Mules bringing in the fodder - India

Georgian soldiers
Georgian Soldiers

Traditional Indian band
Indian beat combo with diminutive lead singer

Indian Hill People blowing horns
Indian Hill People (close to Ambala, Punjab, north central India) blowing horns. Possibly a marital party. Date: circa 1910s

Coronation Durbar, Delhi, India
Prince Ranjit Singhi in his Silver Carriage during the Coronation Durbar at Delhi, India

A Hunting Cheetah - India
A hunting cheetah is carried in an ox-pulled cart to the place where game are to be hunted. The huntsmen follow and call back the animal when it has caught the prey (often antelope)

Archery Practise - India
Men from the Madhya Pradesh Province, India practise their archery. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Old Turkish man
An old Turkish man with a luxurious beard and side whiskers in traditional dress with two turbans and hat badge

Zoroastrian School - Iran
A superb postcard showing the pupils and teachers of a Zoroastrian School in Iran

Orient Line to Australia poster
Lovely poster produced the Orient Line to advertise its passenger liner service to Australia. The poster features three men in turbans, possibly Indian

Afghanistan - Kohat Pass - N. W. Frontier Province
An Afridi Family of the Kohat Pass connecting Kohat with Peshawar, North West Frontier Province

Aden, Yemen - Baniyan Merchants
Aden, Yemen - Indian Hindu Gujarati baniyan (merchants)

Cart and oxen in Madhya Pradesh, India
A cart pulled by two oxen, with four men, in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Street scene in Madhya Pradesh, India
A street scene in Madhya Pradesh Province, India -- three men and a boy pose for their photograph. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Men with bows and arrows, Madhya Pradesh, India
A group of native men with bows and arrows in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Two Men tie reeds by a stream
Two men working by a stream (in a former Indian province which now forms part of Modern Pakistan). They are tying up bundles of reeds. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Indian Dancing Girls in traditional pose or attitude. The two musicians to either side are playing the bowed stringed instrument known as a Sarangi

The Ruling Princes of India

Izmir, Turkey - Jewish bead seller
Jewish bead sellers at the market in Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Ottoman Empire Views (4 / 5)
Arab Cafe and Mosque. A group of Ottoman men playing a game in the square - probably Backgammon

Ottoman Empire Views (3 / 5)
Entrance to a Mosque

Pathan Tribesmen - North West Frontier Province. On the reverse of this postcard, a British officer has written " These are the hillmen we have to contend with"

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