well, research...........it's what i do.
some may be interested to know how cross-cultural things really are........i found this picture online, in an interesting gallery primarily made up of bedouin photos........ the website is http://www.old-picture.com/bedouins-index-002.htm ...........at least that's page two of pics........where i found this.
now, this pic is credited as tunisia-tunis, and it says it was taken in 1890. i've seen other photos looking like this one, from about the same time period.
where i come from, that dress is a chiton, viking overdress, or more commonly known as a bog dress.........and it is held together at the shoulders by penannular brooches.........which we make in a myriad of forms.
said a little easier, this late 1800's woman is wearing an outfit that with very little change would have been acceptable is greece in ancient times, with a dress under in viking times, and just as it is almost anywhere the SCA plays.................held together by brooches that were worn everywhere(and have been found everywhere), from rome to the celts to the vikings, all over the ancient world..................and now to africa.
i really need to get around to making one of these for myself..............it's just choosing which time period i'm representing when i wear it!!
1 comment:
sorry, i don't think that this pic actually came through........but it might just be my computer acting up.....
here's the link to the actual photo.... http://www.old-picture.com/american-adventure/Tunisia-Bedouin-Tunis-woman.htm
feel free to check it out........
again, sorry.........
Post a Comment