Bedouin fashion

Beduina de Egipto.

The wandering herders of the Middle East, at a time of change.

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Egypt Sinai Desert bedouin costume (Peter Casamento)

Badawee women from Egypt

✨ From Bahram Beizai’s film “Dialogue With the Wind” made in 1998, Iran // Published for National Geographic’s July 1999 cover

On Saturday, March 19, the de Young Museum presents Bedouin Weaving of Saudi Arabia and its Neighbours. The Textile Arts Council presents Palestine-American artist and teacher Joy Totah Hilden. Saudi Arabia’s steady movement away from traditional tribal nomadism toward modern urbanization has forced changes in the creation and use of its vibrant native textiles. Ms. Hilden will explain the structure and uses of these pieces, demonstrate Bedouin spinning technique and display vivid examples…

Vogue Arabia's December 2020, cover set in Diriyah, the capital of the first Saudi dynasty, reveals the history of Saudi's bedouin fashion.

Bedouin Dancers - East Africa

Yemeni Jambiya

Bedouin vibes #folklore #architecture #fashion

Twice now UNESCO, the UN-founded program to save the cultural heritage of populations at risk of being eradicated and their customs, have found that Al Sadu, more commonly known as Sadu, is an artistic, cultural practice worth preserving.

A Bedouin woman with a spectacularly adorned face veil in Sinai, Egypt.

The vivid images, taken in the Middle East in 1898, give a fascinating insight into the culture of the ancient tribal group, who once fought alongside Lawrence of Arabia during the First World War.