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Qajar Female Tumblers

Female dancers, sometimes holding knives while performing acrobatics, were the subjects of paintings in Qajar Period. None of these acrobatic performances are documented in the photographs of the era.

Persian Handstands Performer

Persian Handstands Performer

A girl acrobat balancing on a knife, ~1840

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