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Egypt Egyptian families chronology Khedivate family portraits
Large Egyptian Family (1920s)
Figure 1.--This large Egyptian family is also unidentified. The portrait is also undated, but looks like the 1920s to us. It looks to us like there are six girls, but we are not sure about one of the seated girls. The children all wear Western dress, including the girls approaching puberty. There are Islamic dress codes that apply to children at puberty. Especially notable is the older girl who had has a flapper look and heavy makeup. This is something you would not see today. The older boy wears a sailor outfit with a fez/tarboosh. Also notice the puppy. Dogs are not held in high esteem in Arab society. It is another sign of Western influence.
This large Egyptian family is also unidentified. The portrait is also undated, but looks like the 1920s to us (figure 1). It looks to us like there are six girls, but we are not sure about one of the seated girls. The children all wear Western dress, including the girls approaching puberty. There are Islamic dress codes that apply to children at puberty. Especially notable is the older girl who had has a flapper look and heavy makeup. This is something you would not see today. The older boy wears a sailor outfit with a fez/tarboosh. Also notice the puppy. Dogs are not held in high esteem among Arab society. It is another sign of Western influence.
