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Arab merchant of Zanzibar, dressed in dishdasha, vest, turban, waist sash, c. 1848. Not seen is his hip wrapper (wizar). Lithograph from a daguerreotype by Charles Guillain. Public domain.

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Arab merchant of Zanzibar, dressed in dishdasha, vest, turban, waist sash, c. 1848. Not seen is his hip wrapper (wizar). Lithograph from a daguerreotype by Charles Guillain. Public domain.