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Kuchek Hanem - 19th century dancer 01

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Kuchek Hanem - 19th century dancer 01

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A 19th-century photograph of a Ottoman köçek dancer "Danseuse Arabe", a cross-dressing young slave boy sometimes used for homosexual purposes.

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19th century
19th century portrait photographs of standing men at full length
19th century unidentified photographers
kocek
portraits of dancers
slavery in the ottoman empire
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1850
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19th century
19th century
19th century portrait photographs of standing men at full length
19th century portrait photographs of standing men at full length
19th century unidentified photographers
19th century unidentified photographers
kocek
kocek
portraits of dancers
portraits of dancers
slavery in the ottoman empire
slavery in the ottoman empire