Thursday, June 2, 2011

Little Egypt 1893







Absolutely fascinating page covering harems, belly dancing and more.

http://raqsalalmeh.blogspot.com/

3 comments:

  1. I remember reading about her...I think she was part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Traveling Show.
    Thank s for posting the link, very interesting read.
    Bisous

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  2. Bellydance Mythologies is a very interesting read. Whenever I see gorgeous and lush Orientalist art from the late 19th century, I always wonder how these French or German or English artists got into a harem to paint the scenes. They must have had fertile imaginations, I think :)

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  3. In Victorian London some of the lower class music halls shall we say specialised in such dances / fantasies.

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