A sheik rewards a brave youth in the Sahara, 18th century

Reward for bravery among the Mougeare (descendants of Portuguese and Arabs) nomadic people of the Sahara. A sheik uses scissors to cut a tuft of hair from a brave youth in front of men armed with muskets and sabres. Recompense du courage chez les peuples du Sahara. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from A. Antoine de Saint-Gervais's Album des Peuples, ou Collection de Tableaux, Album of Peoples, or Collection of Paintings, J. Langlume et Peltier, Paris, 1835. Reprinted from Moeurs et coutumes des Peuples, Hocquart, 1811

A. Antoine De Saint-gervais Album Des Peuples Arabs Brave Bravery Collection De Tableaux Descendants Ethnography Langlume Et Peltier Moeurs Et Coutumes Des Peuples Musket Nomad Reward Sabres Sahara Scissors Sheik Tuft

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