Whirling Dervish


This Whirling Dervish is included just to illustrate the kind of sketches that Mark Sykes made throughout his lifetime. Oftentimes they were sympathetic, as here, to the subjects being represented. Although some of them did resort to stereotypes and caricatures. Nevertheless, they offer a fascinating insight into the Middle Eastern region as he saw it.


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