Sword dance
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Weapon dances incorporating swords or similar weapons are recorded throughout world history. There are various traditions of solo and mock-battle sword dances in Africa, Asia and Europe. Some traditio
Georgian mock-battle ensemble with short swords and bucklers, Paris 1965
The Sword Dance by Paja Jovanović
Lady Gongsun of the Tang dynasty, who was known for her elegant sword dancing, as depicted in Gathering Gems of Beauty (畫麗珠萃秀)
Mer Dandiya, a sword dance performed by the communities of Saurashtra, 2008
Bedouin
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The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu are pastorally semi-nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin
Sword dance
…Lakharu-li sword dance, Khaijama-Phanai sword dance, Gujarat sword dance and the Khattak sword dance are performed on festive occasions. Middle East A Bedouin woman performing a sword dance, c. 1910 Arab sword dances (raqs al-saïf) evolved out of sword fighting between men, in both Egypt and Turkey. There was…
Three Bedouin sheikhs, c. 1867–1876
Bedouins in the Sinai Region, 1967
A Bedouin girl in Nuweiba, Egypt (2015)
A Bedouin warrior, pictured between 1898 and 1914