22. Algeria - Vintage Postcard – OuledNaïl Dancer and Orchestra c 1920s

25. Although their origins remain hidden in the mist of time, the OuledNaïl(pron: will-edni-eel) inspired many artists. Painters, writers and musicians found them a "source inepuisabled'inspiration", a never ending source of inspiration. The most known painter was no doubt Etienne Dinet(1861-1929) who stayed in the village of BouSaada and made the tribe world famous through his work.

26. Etienne Dinetfirst traveled to Algeria in 1884 with a fellow artist and spent the next 45 years traveling between France and Algeria. He found peace of mind in the village of BouSaâda after the death of his wife. He mastered the local language and wrote together with his friend Hadj Ben Slimane the intriguing book "Khadra, danseuse de OuledNaïl", a real fascinating story about a young Naylatedancer.

27. During his stay he converted to Islam which heavily reflected on his later works. He then took the name HadjNasr Ed-Dine. The French artist loved the grace of the Algerians, their culture and religion. After his death in Paris in 1929 Dinet's body was buried in Bou-Saada.