Item: Rashaida Women Arusi Masks Carol Beckwith Eritrea Africa Postcard
Postcard Type: Oversized Postcard approximately 6.5 x 4.8"
Printed Title: WOMEN OF THE AFRICAN ARK
Subject: People
Printed Description: RASHAIDA WOMEN, Eritrea Orthodox Muslims, the Rashada believe that women must be veiled. When a woman is married she will wear a heavy jeweled mask that reveals only her eyes. This mask, called the Arusi, is decorated with silver and gold and originally came from Saudi Arabia.
City or Town: Eritrea
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Postcard Era: Photochrome (1939-present)
Publisher or Printer: Pomegranate
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Photographer: Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
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Postcard description: The postcard depicts three Rashida women from Eritrea, adorned in heavy, jeweled masks called Arusi, which reveal only their eyes. The women are seated in a row, wearing brightly colored and patterned traditional dresses, with camels visible in the background. The back of the postcard provides information about the women and their veils, noting their connection to Orthodox Muslim beliefs and Saudi Arabian origins.
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