uyculiptis

a nerd on afro-arabian fauna and amateur ethnologist

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Series of Threads;

Queen of Saba's gazelle:

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[1] Queen of Saba's gazelle (Gazella bilkis) was once a common species living amongst the euphorbia-covered hill slopes of Ta'izz until the 1950s. Named after the Queen who ruled the kingdom of Saba' in the species name of 'bilkis', in reference to the Qur'anic name of 'Bilqīs'.

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@gezlela can you dm the link of where u found it in facebook, would appreciate it <3 :)

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@4eellx I'm not here to dictate the identity of the Asiri woman from that photo, but to show that the people from between these regions share a lot more common from these modern borders. This isn't something that should divide people, but something that should be celebrated.

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@4eellx and tribal affiliation. Even this dress that's mainly from Asir spreads into less sophisticated forms in Najran and in the western parts of Saada and al-Jawf worn by bedouins. e.g. bedouin women wear a similar dress idea from a settlement near Najran and al-Jawf.

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@Safawidme These bells actually served the purpose to ward off evil spirits when worn by the loud sound they made

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@Thermosphare @AnbarBaddie You point? I didn't mention anything about veiling in the Safavid dynasty, only the Qajar dynasty. Also, rather than pulling paintings of court ceremonies that don't reflect the dress customs of most women, try contacting researchers who would provide accurate answers than this

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@immarui @iisra765257572 Rajasthan and Gujarat. Also, the Hejaz wasn't a source of cultural change, while maybe on a local level in the Red Sea, it mostly adopted the latest fashion trends by its foreigners and especially by the Ottomans with its tight and exposed cuts on its garments.

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@immarui @iisra765257572 Not really no, e.g., the Meccanite bridal dress usage of triangular headdresses with nacre and silver beads for fertility and calamity comes from an ancient belief within India about the association of pearls with certain deities, that's still worn today in some tribes in...

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@immarui @iisra765257572 Just a note for the future, don't try to bash others cultures and customs as its not nice. I would hope with such a platform you would have some decency when talking about such matters.

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@immarui @iisra765257572 While less so in tribal and rural settlements due to their seclusion from interacting with foreigners. I can tell you that as I'm writing a study on the origins and patterns of spread of these across the settlements of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

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@BaatiPartyArt Hey! I sent you a DM asking help with something, would appreciate yout help :)

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@UTD_P3ss1m1st Nah fr, when I said I wanted South Yemen to come back like in the glory days I didn't imagine it to be with emirati support... ive been crashin out the past several days.. 🥀🫠

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@smsoomahh Thank you

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@smsoomahh I can explain and send you photos more in depth through dms if possible as I signed a contract preventing me from sharing any media from MARKK publicly

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@smsoomahh Oh I know, and I contacted then too and recieved their part of his collection. Apologies for the confusion but I meant if you have any documents from Rathjens in MARKK it would be appreciated haha.

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@smsoomahh Really anything you have document wise would be very useful as some may have bits and pieces about his ethnographic notes

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@smsoomahh As the curators I contacted told me vast portions of his collection and documents haven't been digitised (even sizable portions of the clothing Rathjens brought don't have photos).