ABSTRACT
A big dance, in honour of Mohammed’s birthday, was held in Tunis the week after our arrival, and as it lasted for three days (from the 18th to the 20th of February) there was ample opportunity to witness it. Owing, however, to the fact that a tarpaulin had been stretched across the courtyard from the tops of the walls, so as to shield the dancers and spectators from the sun, all the photographs taken were worthless, and I had to arrange special performances later in order to obtain some of the illustrations given here.
