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Obshchesvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiattsev. Bieg dievushki [sic] (kyz kachar)

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Obshchesvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiattsev. Bieg dievushki [sic] (kyz kachar)

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Photograph shows a woman and four men on horseback in front of nomad tent. The woman is holding a whip and is looking back at the men. May be an example of the tradition of capturing or "kidnapping" a bride.

"Kyz kacher" translated from Turkish as: Girl kidnapping.
Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' étnograficheskaia︢: ..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 55.

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01/01/1865

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Location

Turkmenistan, 38.96972, 59.55628

Google Map of 38.969719, 59.55627800000002

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