Bangles Collection (page 2)

Young Zulus (b / w photo)
3643194 Young Zulus (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Zulus. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Woman Playing Harp (chromolitho)
733399 Woman Playing Harp (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman Playing Harp.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection; American, out of copyright

Marion (oil on canvas)
SAG52952 Marion (oil on canvas) by Russell, Walter (1871-1903); 59.7x49.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; eSheffield Galleries and Museums Trust; Photo eMuseums Sheffield; English

The Great Elephant and Horse Fair at Sonepur, Bengal (engraving)
1056337 The Great Elephant and Horse Fair at Sonepur, Bengal (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Elephant and Horse Fair at Sonepur)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1603615 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 October 1892)

A Nautch Girl dancing before the Amir of Afghanistan (engraving)
1063188 A Nautch Girl dancing before the Amir of Afghanistan (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jaffina Tamil, c. 1870-90 (albumen print)
622778 Jaffina Tamil, c.1870-90 (albumen print) by Scowen & Co, Charles T (fl. c.1870-90); 13.9x9.7 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; British, out of copyright

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Paula Abdul pop singer Circa 1988

Cyndi Lauper (30) american singer songwriter pictured May 1984

Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France
A Souvenir shop (selling dolls and pearls) - Le Perle du Lac at Saint-Gingolph, a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman)

Kandian woman, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

PICNIC FOR ONE 1930S
Smiling woman, wearing finely striped dress, bangles & sandals, enjoys bread & butter alfresco from a picnic hamper. The food & tea flask is laid out upon a gingham cloth. Date: 1930s

Janesich Jewellery 1920
A woman models an array of jewellery including a tiara, drop earrings, pearl necklaces of various lengths, bracelets, bangles & armlets, a brooch & rings. Date: 1920

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Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Kapalicarsi, Gold jewellery shop display in the Grand Bazaar

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Turkey, Istanbul, Fatih, Sultanahmet, Kapalicarsi, Gold jewellery shop display in the Grand Bazaar

Asia. Thailand. Phuket. Patong. Bracelet In The Market Asia. Thailand. Phuket. Patong. Bracelets At The Market
Asia, Thailand, Phuket, Patong, Bracelet In The Market Asia, Thailand, Phuket, Patong, Bracelets At The Market

Mendi (Mende) Dancing Girls, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1930s

East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose Chain
A postcard produced by Consolata Missionaries, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation operating in Africa. Dramatic scarification on the shoulders of this East African tribesman

Bisharin woman from Aswan, Egypt. The Bisharin tribe live in the eastern part of the Nubian Desert in Sudan and southern Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti - Arab Woman in traditional dress Date: circa 1910s

Two members of the Lango Tribe of Uganda - living in the Lango sub-region, north of Lake Kyoga. Date: 1938

Harem Girl / Woof
Scantily clad harem girl, in a headdress & harem pants, sits demurely on a leopard skin rug while she admires her jewellery. Date: 1950s

Marwari Caste girls, India
Marwari (or Marwadi) Caste girls, originating from Rajasthan, India. Date: circa 1890s

Two women and a man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

India - A Hindu Man dressed as the Hindu God Lord Shiva. Date: circa 1906

Kikuyu Warriors - Kenya, East Africa
Kikuyu tribal Warriors - Kenya, East Africa. They form the largest ethnic group in Kenya and speak the Bantu Kikuyu language as a mother tongue. Date: circa 1909

A Shilluk Warrior - Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1920s

Shilluk warrior, South Sudan
A Shilluk (Chollo) warrior in an ornate headdress, near the River Nile, South Sudan. Shilluks are typically tall and slim, and wear a variety of ornaments. Date: 1936

Association of Diamond Merchants Jewellers 1893
An assortment of elegant and inexpensive novelty Victorian jewellery. Special old gold and silver and precious stones taken in exchange or bought for cash

East Indian wife of plantation worker, Trinidad, West Indies
East Indian wife of a sugar plantation worker, Trinidad, West Indies, with nose jewellery. Date: circa 1910s

Sixties kaftans
Model on the left wears a white Grecian style kaftan with silver braiding down the front, by Simon Ellis. The silver sequin sandals are from Magli and the gilt bangles is from India Craft

Children from Sierra Leone
Two young children from Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1910s

Nude Blond & Sheik
Symbolic or pornographic? Two white doves hover above a blonde wearing only a string of pearls & high heel mules while flirting with a sheik who might want her for his harem. Date: circa 1950

Lady from Nepal in traditional costume with a vast array of bangles, necklaces, rings and other adornments. Date: circa 1910s

Djibouti, East Africa - A Young girl cleans her teeth
Djibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - A Young girl cleans (the exact translation is " rubs" ) her teeth. Date: 1905

A Young man of the Kenyan Kikuyu Tribe, East Africa. They form the largest ethnic group in Kenya and speak the Bantu Kikuyu language as a mother tongue. Date: circa 1910s

Character from Il Trovatore -- Azucena
Depiction of the character Azucena from Verdis grand opera Il Trovatore (The Troubador), first performed in Rome in 1853. The gipsy woman Azucena (a mezzo-soprano or contralto role)

Algerian Woman - Handkerchief Dance
An Algerian woman doing the handkerchief dance - Algeria

Moorish Woman - Algeria
A stunning postcard depiction of a Moorish woman - leaning against a doorway in a fabulous floral print dress with headdress Date: 1908

Sudanese Woman in traditional Costume seemingly emerging from a small localised Nile River mist (!) with the pyramids lightly visible in the rear

Young woman in fancy dress, Ealing, West London
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach, age 16) in fancy dress, with a British flag, in her garden at Ealing, West London. 1906

Young Zulu child, South Africa - Coming out of hut - morning. Date: circa 1920s

Native of Ero (location not identified). 19th century

Algeria - Moorish Dancer with tambourine
Algeria - A beautiful Moorish Dancer playing a tambourine. Date: 1902

Carrying a heavy load on the head - Sudan. Date: circa 1910s

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