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Early nineteenth-century Muslim women’s costumes from Argobba. ‘Unrestricted by harem laws,’ Harris wrote, ‘they fidget about in every direction, their great sparkling eyes piercing through a mass of coal black hair, half concealed by a crimson cowl, whilst the large shining necklace of amber reaches nearly to the waist’ (Harris, Illustrations, 19)

Early nineteenth-century Muslim women’s costumes from Argobba. ‘Unrestricted by harem laws,’ Harris wrote, ‘they fidget about in every direction, their great sparkling eyes piercing through a mass of coal black hair, half concealed by a crimson cowl, whilst the large shining necklace of amber reaches nearly to the waist’ (Harris, Illustrations, 19)
Early nineteenth-century Muslim women’s costumes from Argobba. ‘Unrestricted by harem laws,’ Harris wrote, ‘they fidget about in every direction, their great sparkling eyes piercing through a mass of coal black hair, half concealed by a crimson cowl, whilst the large shining necklace of amber reaches nearly to the waist’ (Harris, Illustrations, 19)Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia (CC BY-NC-ND)
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19th century
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Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia — Habesha History corpus
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Harris, Illustrations, 19

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