Historical Bellydancing Garb

[Mike F]

Now, people always ask questions, but no, this isn't for me.

Does anyone have any place on line with some nice information about authentic (versus the usual SCA style) bellydancing garb. I aplogize for not knowing the name for it offhand. Patterns, of course, would be a plus, but any nice information would be welcome.

Thanks!

[Steinolf]

I talked to my wife this was the best she could come up with.
http://www.crosspump.net/tribalbellydan ... m#_TURBANS
She said it's really hard to find documentation.

Steinolf

[Karen Larsdatter]

Is this for a particular country or region or time period? It's hard to know whether to point to a Ghawazee coat, or whether you're looking for something from Persia, Turkey, India, or whatever.

[Mike F]

It looks like she's looking in the Turkish or Persian direction. Unfortunately, it really does seem there aren't a lot of real solid sources that we can find. Any suggestions on that as well?

Thanks, by the way. Everything has been very helpful so far.

[Karen Larsdatter]

It looks like she's looking in the Turkish or Persian direction. Unfortunately, it really does seem there aren't a lot of real solid sources that we can find. Any suggestions on that as well?

Sure, here's some links that might help you out:

Turkish
Turkish Personas and Turkish Personas Moderated mailing lists
Patterns for Male and Female Turkish Clothing of the Middle Ages
A Turkish Lady's Ensemble/How to make a Tarpus
Seljuk female clothing

Persian
sca-persian mailing list
Compleat Anachronist #119, "Persian Court Costume and Dance in the 16th Century," available from the [url=http://stockclerk.sca.org[/url]Stock Clerk[/url] for $4.50 (including s/h)
Patterns for Male and Female Persian Clothing of the 1500's
A Guideline to Persian Garments from the 13th through the 16th Century
Persian Clothing
16th Century Persian Clothing

[FrauHirsch]

Now, people always ask questions, but no, this isn't for me.

Does anyone have any place on line with some nice information about authentic (versus the usual SCA style) bellydancing garb. I aplogize for not knowing the name for it offhand. Patterns, of course, would be a plus, but any nice information would be welcome.

Thanks!

Try looking up Persian and Turkish miniatures. Unfortunately the Persian dancing girls wear some very interesting (and not very attractive) head scarves. Beware about using 17th c sources, the styles change around then. Sometimes pottery have pictures. Unfortunately the prohibition of depicting human figures was held to fairly strictly in the middle east and there are limited early period examples. The late 14th c and later Persian and Turkish examples are easier to find.

As a note, I've never found any "under the bust" style gawazi coats in period. Try looking for:

WOMEN'S COSTUME OF THE NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST by Scarce, Jennifer

http://www.mirror.org/greg.roberts/
http://www.youngartists.com/mphatouf.htm

Just do searches on "Persian Miniature Paintings". "Ottoman Turk Textiles", and "Mamluk Turk Textiles"

Juliana