Turban Collection (#7)

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

A native of the Mandara kingdom, Cameroon, and a native of Borneo in turban
FLO4688372 A native of the Mandara kingdom, Cameroon, and a native of Borneo in turban. Handcoloured lithograph by from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London

Joseph David as Idamore in Le Paria by Casimir Delavigne, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1821
FLO4606898 Joseph David as Idamore in Le Paria by Casimir Delavigne, Theatre Royal de l'Odeon, 1821. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Saladin (1138-1193), first Sultan of Egypt, and Selim I (known as the Brave or the Terrible, 1470-1520)
FLO4619841 Saladin (1138-1193), first Sultan of Egypt, and Selim I (known as the Brave or the Terrible, 1470-1520), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Wood cupola decorating the Hall of the Kings or Hall of Justice (painting)
CUL4929809 Wood cupola decorating the Hall of the Kings or Hall of Justice (painting); (add.info.: Les premiers rois de la dynastie des Nasrides - Alhambra. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Alhambra)

Seru Thakombau [Seru Epenisa Cakobau], 1815 - 83; King of Fiji, 1852-74, 1849 (watercolour, graphite)
7295608 Seru Thakombau [Seru Epenisa Cakobau], 1815 - 83; King of Fiji, 1852-74, 1849 (watercolour, graphite) by Fanshawe

The Holy Bible, the prophet Elijah fed by an angel, 1886 (engraving)
CUL4892731 The Holy Bible, the prophet Elijah fed by an angel, 1886 (engraving); (add.info.: Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). The Holy Bible. 1866. The prophet Elijah fed by an angel

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900463 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900430 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900381 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Indian costumes: a man from Coromandel coast and two soldiers from Mysore (or Maissour)
FLO4634098 Indian costumes: a man from Coromandel coast and two soldiers from Mysore (or Maissour). With a gold coin from the East India Company

Tenor singer Nicolas Jean-Jacques Masset as Gulistan in the opera Gulistan or Le hulla de Samarkand by Nicolas
FLO4632876 Tenor singer Nicolas Jean-Jacques Masset as Gulistan in the opera Gulistan or Le hulla de Samarkand by Nicolas Dalayrac, Theatre de l'Opera Comique

Costume of a Druze woman, Palestine, 19th century. She wears turban headdress with scarf, long jacket, tunic
FLO4656045 Costume of a Druze woman, Palestine, 19th century. She wears turban headdress with scarf, long jacket, tunic, sash belt, skirts and pantaloons, and holds a bowl and bottle

Native of ETHIOPIA: Abyssinian monk (sitting) and Christian priest
JAB4121105 Native of ETHIOPIA: Abyssinian monk (sitting) and Christian priest.; (add.info.: Native of ETHIOPIA: Abyssinian monk (sitting) and Christian priest.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous wonders in shawls and turbans
FLO4678060 Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous wonders in shawls and turbans

Barburdar or Indian steward, in turban, muslin kupra or loincloth, cotton vest, and kumerbund or sash, carrying keys
FLO4565533 Barburdar or Indian steward, in turban, muslin kupra or loincloth, cotton vest, and kumerbund or sash, carrying keys

Mussulman or muslim man, in robes, sash, slippers, Cashmere shawl and turban
FLO4565463 Mussulman or muslim man, in robes, sash, slippers, Cashmere shawl and turban. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes, " Ackermann

Surcar or Indian agent, in turban, jacket, muslin pants and slippers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown
FLO4565324 Surcar or Indian agent, in turban, jacket, muslin pants and slippers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes, " Ackermann, London

General de la garde imperiale indienne - General in the Indian imperial guard (Delhi) in turban with plume
FLO4723693 General de la garde imperiale indienne - General in the Indian imperial guard (Delhi) in turban with plume, embroidered robes, jeweled belt, sash, dagger

Young husband of Calcutta (India) - Groom of Calcutta (Kolkata) with turban, skirts
FLO4723658 Young husband of Calcutta (India) - Groom of Calcutta (Kolkata) with turban, skirts, slippers and fan - Handcoloured woodcut by L. Lisbet after an illustration by H

Man of the People, India - Common Indian man in short trousers, sash belt
FLO4723568 Man of the People, India - Common Indian man in short trousers, sash belt and turban - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde

Prince Houssain took his bow and fired first: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights
XEE4182322 Prince Houssain took his bow and fired first: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Aladdin goes to the Sultan's Palace: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights
XEE4182297 Aladdin goes to the Sultan's Palace: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Grand Priest, CEYLAN - Voyages by James Cook (1728-1779)
JAB4121940 Grand Priest, CEYLAN - Voyages by James Cook (1728-1779).; (add.info.: Grand Priest, CEYLAN - Voyages by James Cook (1728-1779).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Portrait of V.L. Cameron
673125 Portrait of V.L. Cameron; (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1 July 1844 - 24 March 1894) was an English traveller in Central Africa

Indian soldier with 2 english soldiers with goats flocks, France, 1st world war, photo by Branger
1758702 Indian soldier with 2 english soldiers with goats flocks, France, 1st world war, photo by Branger; (add.info.: Indian soldier with 2 english soldiers with goats flocks, France, 1st world war)

At the time of the siege of Tsingtau, a German river drain-hole, in China
1749552 At the time of the siege of Tsingtau, a German river drain-hole, in China, a member of the medical corps intervenes on casualties of the Indian British army

A sniper north african soldier of the French coloniale army, in the French rangs, in Aisne (Picardy, France)
1750224 A sniper north african soldier of the French coloniale army, in the French rangs, in Aisne (Picardy, France), during ww1; (add.info)

Indian soldiers during training at Ferry post camp near Ismailia in Egypt (at that time under english protectorate)
1744939 Indian soldiers during training at Ferry post camp near Ismailia in Egypt (at that time under english protectorate) in the great war; (add.info)

Three Indian Maharajas (engraving)
8631588 Three Indian Maharajas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Indian Maharajas. Illustration from Black and White)

Couple in Turkey, c.1850 (litho)
8698388 Couple in Turkey, c.1850 (litho) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Geography. Turkey. A couple in Turkey. Litho, France, ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet

Turkish women, 1640 (watercolour)
8698362 Turkish women, 1640 (watercolour); (add.info.: Geography. Turkey. Turkish women with children. Watercolour from a compendium on the royal court of Murad IV (Murad IV Ghazi)

Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving)
7422844 Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving); (add.info.: Science. Medicine. Persian physician Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid)

A street in Cairo and facades of buildings with elegant "masrabiyya", wooden windbreaks with grills
3561954 A street in Cairo and facades of buildings with elegant "masrabiyya", wooden windbreaks with grills by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Cairo, Egypt 1885-1890 ca)

A man dressed as an Arab during the Carnival festivities held in Florence in 1886
3558434 A man dressed as an Arab during the Carnival festivities held in Florence in 1886; (add.info.: A man dressed as an Arab during the Carnival festivities held in Florence in 1886)

Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c.1640 (opaque w/c)
8835581 Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c.1640 (opaque w/c, ink & gold on paper mounted on paperboard) by Bichitr (fl.c. 1615-40); 36.9x25.3 cm; Arthur M

Orientalisme : "Beaute orientale" Europeenne vetue d'un turban et de voiles (a la turque)
UIG5344022 Orientalisme : "Beaute orientale" Europeenne vetue d'un turban et de voiles (a la turque ?) allongee avec un instrument de musique

Cover of " The Fun Journal", Satirique en N & B, 1859_12_3: The Legend of the century by Victor Hugo!!
ICA4945423 Cover of " The Fun Journal", Satirique en N & B, 1859_12_3: The Legend of the century by Victor Hugo!!

Arabic music in Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes
JEB4930727 Arabic music in Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865

Muhammad ?Ali aka Mehmed Ali. Portrait, 19th century (print)
7315157 Muhammad ?Ali aka Mehmed Ali. Portrait, 19th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muhammad ?Ali, also called Mehmed Ali, 1769-1849)

Portrait of the explorer, writer, British linguist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)
NWI4923051 Portrait of the explorer, writer, British linguist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) in traditional Indian costume

TURKEY, 1880 (engraving)
CUL4855686 TURKEY, 1880 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: TURKEY (XIX century). Society. Turkish women. 1880

Central Asia: traditional costumes of the population of the Asian continent
NWI4864954 Central Asia: traditional costumes of the population of the Asian continent. Muhammad's disciple in Kabul, Afghanistan in the 19th century

Kurdish warrior - Kurdish man with musket and powder horn, wearing a distinctive hat, tunic and pantaloons
FLO4724267 Kurdish warrior - Kurdish man with musket and powder horn, wearing a distinctive hat, tunic and pantaloons, another man smoking a pipe wearing a turban - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier

Indian sepoy officer in turban and jacket over skirts, with musket, dagger, and powderhorn
FLO4723591 Indian sepoy officer in turban and jacket over skirts, with musket, dagger, and powderhorn. Handcoloured woodcut from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, Asie

Imam of Turkey - Turkish iman in turban and long robes - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcke from " Mores
FLO4724168 Imam of Turkey - Turkish iman in turban and long robes - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcke from " Mores, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, Asie, " by Auguste Wahlen

Brahmin in turban carrying a book, and an Indian man with body painting. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert
FLO4704411 Brahmin in turban carrying a book, and an Indian man with body painting. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Algiers, Algeria, A zouave in uniform with rifle, 1855
LUX4729586 Algiers, Algeria, A zouave in uniform with rifle, 1855; (add.info.: Algiers, Algeria, A zouave in uniform with rifle, 1855); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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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.