Description: LEGEND TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PRINT BELOW Print Specifics: Type of print: Lithograph - Original French antique print.Year of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1888 Publisher: Albert Racinet, Imp. Firmin Didot Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair).Dimensions: 7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 21 cm) including blank margins around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNotes: (1) Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. (2) The print detail is sharper than the photo of the print. (3) The uneven tone of the photo was caused by the light coming from one side when photographing the print. Legend: IN ARAB SOCIETY, THE PEOPLE beneath what we may call the aristocracy belong to one of four basic groups. These consist of the land owners, the farmers, the domestic servants and the labourers. (1.x depicts the TOP row, 2.x depicts the BOTTOM row): 1.1 A Moorish woman dressed for the town. 1.2, 3, 4 & 5 Moors who live in the country, the last being a beggar. 2.1 A Jewish woman from Algeria. 2.4 A servant.2.2 & 3 Professional dancers. in Arabian society dancing is confined to two types of people: captives and women who dance professionally. Professional dancers are themselves divided into two classes: those who dance in rich ]houses and those who dance in the streets. The first category are generally employed as the major source of entertainment for the harems. The lyrics of their songs are decent and respectable and their dances are composed of gracious and graceful movements. Their feet do not leave the floor. Some dance while others sing, accompanied by a tambour or a small mandolin. The songs are melancholy and the same tune is repeated 12 to 15 times until sheer exhaustion obliges the dancers to stop. Public dancers are found only in the Algerian towns. Here the dancers are accompanied by a musician who is playing playing a two-stringed instrument called a rabab and by an old woman marking time with a daraboukkeh. The dancers have castanets attached to both hands which they shake vigorously at first, gradually softening their sound. The dancers wear baggy striped pantaloons and transparent tunics. They move the lower part of the body from their hips and their arms, and their dance ends with a gradual slowing down until they rest immobile. 2.5 A peasant from Algeria playing the tambour. Music is a feature of Arab life and accompanies most events, funerals as well as feasts. The tambour is perhaps the most popular instrument: the musician uses an eagle's feather or a piece of shell to pluck the strings, never his fingers. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.
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Artist: Racinet
Production Technique: Lithograph
Framing: Unframed
Material: Paper
Theme: Costume, Fashion, History
Type: Print
Listed By: Martin2001
Year of Production: 1888
Dimensions: 7 x 8.5" (18 x 21 cm)
