The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Kabyls

"The Kabyls." New-York Saturday Press, March 12, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

Discussion of the lifestyle and habits of the Kabyls, descendants of an Indo-Germanic tribe in Northern Africa. This commentary in a newspaper such as the Saturday Press speaks to mid-19th century Americans' curiousity about the world. The article suggests that the people living in America at this time, Bohemians included, were greatly intrigued by individuals from other cultures.