Indy arabian tunic...

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:53 pm

Since about 13 years i go in Tunisia each year, i had the oportunity to see the Raiders location sets ( and star wars ) and met Tunisian people who worked on the movie as extra or crew ( i even met the son of the man who rent the white horse )... a very good friend ( Habib )introduce me to an old man who have a small shop in a small village called Nefta. ( where some scenes were shot ). he has some old tunic for sale that he made years ago all with the same pattern....of course i bought one from him !

is this tunic remember you something ?? 26 years old ?? who knows....

Floribama Steve · Post by **Floribama Steve** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:32 pm

Incredible! That's amazing how the same dealer is still making the tunics.

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:56 am

doc, that looks fantastique! (ITG is looking around and awaiting Agent5's comment.)

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:11 am

AWESOME Laurent. Of course you bought a 2nd. for me right? - Oh, ok...

Regards,

Marc

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:31 am

Marc, next time i 'll go back in Tunisia i 'll pick up one for you....

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:44 am

HIGHLY appreciated Laurent!!!

Thanks a lot,

Marc

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:04 am

doc, have you seen any tops there like what Marion wore in Cairo (white peasant shirt with the red designs)?

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:19 am

hey ITG !

i havnt seen any marion top !! but honestly i was looking for indy tunic and nothing about marion

but next time i'll look for...

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:04 pm

Hey Doc,

That looks like the real deal to me. You could end up being our tunic connection. That guy could sell a ton of those here on COW.

Yeah, I know a lot of people have had trouble coming up with accurate Marion costume pieces. If you ever found that white and red shirt over there, it would be a miracle.

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:21 pm

Here is a better pic of it !

if some of you folks on this forum are interested i can probably buy tunics for you ....

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:57 pm

Does it come with instructions on how to put on the headpiece?

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:06 pm

No ! there is no instruction ( but it's easy ) !! i even dont know if the man knows to write. it's from an old tunisian man from a small shop in a small village in a far country !

this tunic is from an old stock

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:35 pm

That would make a pretty good dressing gown!

Out of nosiness, how much would one of those cost?

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:05 pm

i paid about 80 dinars for it, 50 / 55 euros. about $62 / $65 i think

VP · Post by VP » Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:48 pm

80 TND is 60.6290 USD and 47.3980 EUR.

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:28 am

Thats not bad, I'd be up for one if any tunic runs materialize.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:52 am

I'd definitely be interested. Now I just need to convince my folks that this is a good thing to sink money into...

by the way, does the tunic come with the waist sash and turban? :junior: -IJ

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:17 am

only the tunic for that price !

but turban is about 10 / 25 dinars depend of the lenght

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:41 am

This is fantastic, I'll do some comparation with the movie shots!

Could you write more info how to find this shop in that city in case someone is going to Tunisia? It would be great for the archives of Indygear.com

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:44 am

pretty difficult to find if you dont know the place ! it is in a small street near a place called " la corbeille"...

I wonder if this tunic is not for women there ...

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:47 am

... i should go back there in august / september, i will try to get more infos

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:17 am

doc riviere wrote:... i should go back there in august / september, i will try to get more infos

A map would be great for the archives

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:56 pm

doc riviere wrote:but turban is about 10 / 25 dinars depend of the lenght

What about the sash? Or would it be simpler just to go to a fabric store and buy some white linen? :junior: -IJ

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:52 am

Wowsers! OK lets get the signup list happening...cause I want on LOL Thanks for all the wonderful info doc riviere!!

Regards
TAZ

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:25 pm

I'm in too! :junior: -IJ

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:27 pm

Me three.

LeatherneckJones · Post by **LeatherneckJones** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:50 pm

And, me four... how could I resist? Most excellent, Doc. Thanks for this info!

Illinois Troy · Post by **Illinois Troy** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:18 pm

Wow, this is great...Im interested as well, thanks Doc

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:35 am

Ok, when i know i go back i will let you know. of course i cant bring back a tunic for every one, it will depend of the size of my bag and the stock there

but i think 6 or 7.
all the tunics are not the same color !
i choose mine the closiest as i can see in the movie, but there is all white, grey and sand if i remember

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:01 pm

Okay, well please just try to get the closest color you can, and don't forget to give us instructions for measurments and payment before you leave. :junior: -IJ

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:18 pm

No problem ! i need your shirt size M, L or XL and your height size.

for the payment, you will pay half of the price and the other half when i'll come back with the tunics. i dont want to get all the money and then have problem in tunisia, not enough tunic available, no more stock or else !

i will give you the curent price in USD before to leave. you can make the turban yourself if you want, just find a material fabric.

should i post a topic for the tunic in the "for sale or wanted" column ??

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:47 pm

sure, the for sale column does seem like the best place.

By the way, my shirt size is Large in U.S. sizes. not sure what it is in European sizes though. I'm 73 inches tall, which I think is 1.85 meters. :junior: -IJ

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:57 pm

Well, i have a lot of asking for the tunic and i cant take more for now !!

you have to understand that it is possible i cant found all the same color for each of you ! so thanks to tell me if it's not a problem for you and you dont care about it ( possibly to dry it i think )

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:14 pm

Like I said, it's not a problem. Just try to get it as close as you can. Thanks, and sorry if I provided my measurments a bit early. :junior: -IJ

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:57 pm

Dont be sorry indianajones !

in fact it's great if i have your size now, i can put it on the paper list.
it will be great also if all others members interested by the tunic send me via pm their shirt size and height size !

i have already the measurements of indianajones and floatinjoe

VP · Post by VP » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:45 am

I still can't believe that agent5 isn't here yet. Looks like he's too busy selling all his collection at FS&WA.

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:01 am

Agent 5 has contacted me via pm already.

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:29 am

PM'd you my details...cheers mate:)

Regards
TAZ

FloatinJoe · Post by **FloatinJoe** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:50 pm

Doc, just curious if you made it back to Tunisia yet? Mike

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:39 am

Hey folks...This thread was cool. Now Laurent is so busy with Arks...maybe we should all put our heads together and see if we can do a bulk order and someone who is going to Tunisia can get us all on...oh and the sash and Turban. Anyone????

Regards
TAZ

indy89 · Post by **indy89** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:09 pm

Nice, doc.

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:40 pm

Thanks for the post indy Taz !

i had to cancel my trip last year, for some events, but this year will be to good one ! i will post at time a new thread.

with my actual job , ark kits replica and spartiate helmets from "300", that's right i'm pretty busy ! i work also some time on the indy bust ...

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:43 pm

When do you think you may be headed back? I would like to be on the list for one if/when you do go.

FloatinJoe · Post by **FloatinJoe** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:57 pm

Any chance that those of us on the list from last year could have first shot at items this year?

Mike

CarolinaQuirk · Post by **CarolinaQuirk** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:17 pm

I would most certainly be interested as well, should any order slots open up!

doc riviere · Post by **doc riviere** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:28 am

Floatinjoe wrote:Any chance that those of us on the list from last year could have first shot at items this year?

Yes !!

FloatinJoe · Post by **FloatinJoe** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:27 am

Thanks doc, there's always something cool about having "head of the line" privileges.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:06 am

Any word on these? I know I'd like to have one.

Zed

IndyFlyer · Post by **IndyFlyer** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:56 pm

Me too!

Argonaut · Post by **Argonaut** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:15 pm

OH man. I'd really like one of these, but unfortunately I'm broke for now. Ask me in a month and I might have money. This is really an incredible find.