Turban Collection (#6)

The guard of Maharajah Ram Singh III, in the Royal Palace of Jaipur, India
3567192 The guard of Maharajah Ram Singh III, in the Royal Palace of Jaipur, India. The uniforms show the influence of English style, 1863 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Jaipur)

Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4704156 Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Missionary jesuite en Chine - Jesuit missionary in China - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs
FLO4723320 Missionary jesuite en Chine - Jesuit missionary in China - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, Asie

Soldier afghan d'Herat - Afghan soldier from Herat in turban, robes, skirts
FLO4723742 Soldier afghan d'Herat - Afghan soldier from Herat in turban, robes, skirts and carrying a musket - Handcoloured woodcut by Meganck after an illustration by S.B

Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets
FLO4656141 Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets, colorful jacket and skirt, lion head brooch, bow and quiver

The process of smelting iron
5308460 The process of smelting iron.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of smelting iron in India. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (watercolour, graphite)
7295607 Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (watercolour, graphite) by Fanshawe

Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722981 Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Persian man in summer dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722974 Persian man in summer dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Un confectioner a Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985178 Un confectioner a Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Un confectioner a Bombay (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century

Un maharaja (maharadla) et ses ministres (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4984769 Un maharaja (maharadla) et ses ministres (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Un maharaja (maharadla) et ses ministres (India)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902818 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Different ways of adjusting the turban, fessi of Constantinople, tarbuch and takie of Egypt, small turban of Fellah
ELD4902419 Different ways of adjusting the turban, fessi of Constantinople, tarbuch and takie of Egypt, small turban of Fellah, callote, caffieh (Keffieh or kefie), fez, peasant hairstyle

Wonderful playing the game of blind man's buff. A blindfolded woman runs in a garden as one woman strokes her hand
FLO4677834 Wonderful playing the game of blind man's buff. A blindfolded woman runs in a garden as one woman strokes her hand and another grabs her muslin dress

Indian sword swallower in Paris, 1816. An assistant holds a sword to show its length (18 inches)
FLO4677617 Indian sword swallower in Paris, 1816. An assistant holds a sword to show its length (18 inches), and another takes something from a box of tricks

Man and boy of Erumango (Erromango island, Vanuatu), 19th century. The boy Savanduli wears a turban
FLO4688483 Man and boy of Erumango (Erromango island, Vanuatu), 19th century. The boy Savanduli wears a turban and cloak tied at the neck. Taken from Captain J.E

Portrait of Maharaja Sher Singh
3523131 Portrait of Maharaja Sher Singh; (add.info.: Portrait of Maharaja Sher Singh (1807-1843) a Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a horse dealer from northern India
3564033 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a horse dealer from northern India, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Sri Lanka 1875 - 1878 Photographer)

Elephant in Indochina, c.1920 (photo)
8698482 Elephant in Indochina, c.1920 (photo); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Elephant carrying goods in French Indochina (Vietnam). Photo, France, ca 1920.); © Archives Charmet

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Prince of Wales dining in Elephanta Caves, Bombay c.1900s (illustration)
8725352 Prince of Wales dining in Elephanta Caves, Bombay c.1900s (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old vintage 1900s drawing British Royalty Prince of Wales dining in Elephanta Caves)

A pasha in the Ottoman Empire (engraving)
5314779 A pasha in the Ottoman Empire (engraving); (add.info.: Ottoman Empire. A Pasha or pascha. formerly bashaw. a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system. typically granted to governors)

A janissary of ottoman empire army, drawing, 19th century
1717737 A janissary of ottoman empire army, drawing, 19th century; (add.info.: A janissary of ottoman empire army, drawing, 19th century)

Laetitia Bonaparte, c. 1810 (engraving)
1830208 Laetitia Bonaparte, c. 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: Laetitia " Letizia " Bonaparte (b. Ramolino, 1756-1836), wife of CharlesBonaparte, mother of emperor Napoleon1st, engraving, c

Lieutenant-colonel de Tinan of 1st regiment of algerian spahis decorating soldeirs and officers after battle of Somme
1758699 Lieutenant-colonel de Tinan of 1st regiment of algerian spahis decorating soldeirs and officers after battle of Somme (France) 1916

Claude Alexandre count of Bonneval (1675-1747) French officer who later went into the service of the Ottoman Empire
1757219 Claude Alexandre count of Bonneval (1675-1747) French officer who later went into the service of the Ottoman Empire

French colonial army : convoy of Moroccan spahis during first world war
1754475 French colonial army : convoy of Moroccan spahis during first world war; (add.info.: French colonial army : convoy of Moroccan spahis during first world war); Photo: Tallandier

A stationmaster distributes fruits to the Indian soldiers, on the way to the front
1749550 A stationmaster distributes fruits to the Indian soldiers, on the way to the front, at the time of the stopover in a station in 1914; (add.info)

Indian, Les Invalides, iris and iguana (chromolitho)
8677344 Indian, Les Invalides, iris and iguana (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I for Indian, Les Invalides, iris and iguana)

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Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume, not dated (oil on fabric)
XOS5878807 Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume, not dated (oil on fabric) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 40.7x33.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Farmers carry dead cattle, ca. 1850 (engraving)
8726623 Farmers carry dead cattle, ca. 1850 (engraving) by Hofel, Blasius (1792-1863); 12, 0x17, 2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caption: Leand:russ:del. and Bl. Hofel. sc)

Harp player, Eritrea
3563059 Harp player, Eritrea by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Eritrea 1894-1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian man holding a rifle
3563948 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian man holding a rifle, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1875 ca)

Date picking in Egypt, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3566944 Date picking in Egypt, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1880 - 1890 ca. Photographer: Zangaki); Alinari Archives, Florence

Three people eating an Arabian meal
3566939 Three people eating an Arabian meal; (add.info.: Saudi Arabia, Asia 1880 - 1890 ca. Photographer: Lekegian, G. & C); Alinari Archives, Florence

Half-length portrait of an Algerian from the province of Orano, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)
3568845 Half-length portrait of an Algerian from the province of Orano, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Algeria 1870 - 1890 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

The image portrays a young Tunisian bearded man, wrapped up in a mantle, 1870 (print on double-weight paper)
3568843 The image portrays a young Tunisian bearded man, wrapped up in a mantle, 1870 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Tunisia 1870 - 1890 Photographer)

The image shows a man from Khrumiria, Tunisia. The young man wears a traditional dress and is armed with a rifle
3568841 The image shows a man from Khrumiria, Tunisia. The young man wears a traditional dress and is armed with a rifle, a pistol and a dagger

Full portrait of a noteworthy man in the royal palace of Jaipur, India, 1857 (print on double-weight paper)
3567190 Full portrait of a noteworthy man in the royal palace of Jaipur, India, 1857 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Jaipur, royal palace)

Full portrait of a group of noteworthy men in the study of the Maharajah, in the royal palace of Jaipur, India
3567189 Full portrait of a group of noteworthy men in the study of the Maharajah, in the royal palace of Jaipur, India, 1857 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Jaipur, royal palace)

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Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4985093 Portraits of snake charmers, with musicians (India) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Portraits of snake charmers)

English military: Polish Jannisary in turban 6, cadet corps under Catherine 7, guardsman under Alexander 8
FLO4624769 English military: Polish Jannisary in turban 6, cadet corps under Catherine 7, guardsman under Alexander 8, grenadier 9, and officer 10

Picture of a group of Arab children during a lesson, 1885 (print on double-weight paper)
3561961 Picture of a group of Arab children during a lesson, 1885 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1885-1890 ca. Photographer: Zangaki, (attributed)); Alinari Archives, Florence

Corner of an Egyptian market
3561640 Corner of an Egyptian market by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Persia (c19th). Mollach and emcee. Engraving. Private Collection
CUL4854000 Persia (c19th). Mollach and emcee. Engraving. Private Collection by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Persia (c19th). Mollach and emcee. Engraving

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"The Turban: A Timeless Symbol of Culture, Power, and Identity" From the enigmatic gaze of Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" to the elegant lady standing outside a Gucci shop, the turban has adorned heads throughout history, transcending time and cultures. In 1665-6, Vermeer immortalized the allure of a young woman wearing a turban in his iconic painting. The turban became synonymous with mystery and femininity. During King George V's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1935, an ILN cover showcased the grandeur of this headpiece as it graced royal heads across nations. It symbolized regality and honor. The canvas by Georges de La Tour displayed a fortune teller donning a turban in 1630. This portrayal highlighted its association with mysticism and divination. Even on battlefields like World War I, Sikh soldiers proudly wore turbans as part of their religious identity while fearlessly fighting for their countries' freedom. Centuries before them, Nasreddin - Seljuq satirist - used humor to challenge societal norms while sporting his distinctive turban. Duleep Singh's lithograph depicted him wearing a majestic turban that represented his heritage as the last Maharaja of Punjab amidst British colonial rule. Jean-Paul Marat met his tragic end at the hands of Charlotte Corday; however, even in death, he was portrayed wearing his signature red cap-turban combo—a symbol of revolutionary fervor during France’s tumultuous times. In World War II posters promoting unity within The British Commonwealth Nations Together campaign featured diverse individuals united under one cause—turbans representing solidarity amid adversity. Barburdar or punkah wallahs were indispensable figures in Indian households who kept inhabitants cool using hand fans—an essential accessory often accompanied by turbans that added elegance to their role.