Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Horse wearing sidelocks

Artist prepared an artwork series showing different stereotypes as animals. For a Jew he used the skullcap and prominent sidelocks (or payot)

Sidelocks in English, or payot in Hebrew, are worn by some men and boys in the Ultra Orthodox Jewish community and is based on an interpretation of Jewish law's injunction against shaving the sides of one's head.

Artist: Arthur Thiele
Publisher: Theodor Ströfer
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From series 1215 of “Horse Gentlemen”
Rarity: ☝☝☝ (less than three seen by this blogger)



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