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Kurdish bride. Van / Turkey. 2013.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 24, 2016 at 2:51pm
A Kurdish bride from the Van province, in the traditional way* showered with gold jewelry (September 2013). (*: for those who can afford it…).
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Tags: Anatolia, Kurdish, Turkey, Van.
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  • Peter Hoesli April 30, 2016 at 10:19am
    Well... lucky her! When individually worn, the items would look very beautiful.
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