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Horn of Africa?

Posted by Ethnic Embellishments on January 26, 2014 at 10:30pm
Description says Alexandria, Egypt, but It does not look particularly Egyptian to me...Image from a postcard being sold on eBay.
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  • Alaa eddine SAGID January 27, 2014 at 11:26am

    This should be an "arab" women from Djibouti

    Many jewelry, a lush fabric, means that this women could be among those claiming arab ancestry and living in Djibouti of somali coast

    I guess alexandria here is the name of the issuing company

  • Linda Pastorino January 28, 2014 at 10:01pm

    I love old photos, they really show allot of embellishment. 

  • Chantal January 28, 2014 at 10:03pm

    Me too.They are my favourites (shame about the lack of colours).

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