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  Alaa eddine SAGID January 18, 2013 at 9:14am

  indeed Edith, the holga was worn loosely in a manner of a weight rather that a tightening tool
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  Johanne January 18, 2013 at 8:20pm

  Interesting picture, it looks as if she has tattoos and an unibrow?
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  Edith D January 18, 2013 at 9:21pm

  Yes, these are typical tattoos, and although I am not sure about how the unibrow is applied, I have seen numerous other period photos with women having this same feature. So, it appears to be a traditional beauty feature.
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  Ethnic Embellishments January 19, 2013 at 12:34am

  I know that the unibrow was a sign of beauty among the Persians.
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  Alaa eddine SAGID January 19, 2013 at 12:55am

  we have discussed the unibrow usage lately on an old picture, and as Hillary said it is very wides^read from Persia, caucasus, balkans down to north africa!!!

  probably an ottoman heritage or at least a habit that stayed alive among the thousands of female slaves brought from the caucasus and the balkans to north africa to cater for local harems, eventually spreading to local people
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  Edith D January 19, 2013 at 2:06am

  How interesting!  Thanks everyone!
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  Patricia Deany January 19, 2013 at 12:31pm

  I think that the golden eyebrows diadem of the uzbek reflects the beauty and popularity of the unibrow.
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  Alaa eddine SAGID January 19, 2013 at 12:35pm

  Spot on Patty!!!
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  Edith D January 20, 2013 at 7:01pm

  I love the Uzbek Mask!  I was wondering, does it seem possible that the unibrow goes back to the Punic Era?  There are lots of Punic masks in the Bardo Museum that have these eyebrows that come together.  I'm wondering if that is because Punic people were wearing cosmetics to achieve this look.  Here is an example of something in the Bardo collection...What do you all think?

  
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  Edith D January 21, 2013 at 1:57am

  Thanks for the link Patty....very interesting!  Thanks all for the informative comments.