Jewelry, Costume, and Life in an Egyptian Oasis
by
Margaret M. Vale
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya. Until an asphalt road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested...