Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sword dance

 
Original - Ottoman sword dance in celebration of a World War I victory.
 
Edit 1 NR, Contrast and Exposure correction, down-sampled and sharpened by Arad.
 
Other more interesting image in Calliopejen1's view - Not for voting, unless someone wants to start a new nom.
Reason
Another early twentieth century archival photo: a military sword dance in celebration of an Ottoman victory during World War I. Unfortunately no data available on exact date or location, but a fascinating cultural document with an attractive composition. Restored version of Image:Men dancing with swords.jpg.
Articles this image appears in
Sword dance
Creator
American Colony (Jerusalem)
  • I've put my alternate image to the right. I think this would be a much better lead image, because you can actually see the person dancing with the sword. It's also a really interesting cultural document in its own right--this isn't the stereotypical image of a Middle Eastern woman. Calliopejen1 (talk) 22:12, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 12:28, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]