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Part of a Dagestani woman’s national costume

Author: Kazbek Basayev

Published: 21 April 2011

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Dagestani women’s shoes

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An Ossetian woman lifting the veil of her national wedding costume

An Ossetian woman in national wedding costume

A close-up of an Ossetian woman in national wedding costume

An Ossetian woman in national wedding costume

A Kabardinsky woman in national wedding costume

Another Kabardinsky national wedding costume

Part of a Dagestani woman’s national wedding costume

A Dagestani woman in national wedding costume

A close-up of a Kabardinsky national wedding costume

Dagestani women’s shoes

Part of a Dagestani woman’s national costume

Kabardinsky woman in national costume

Kabardinsky wedding costume

Example of intricate detail of the Kabardinsky wedding costume

An Ossetian woman in national costume

A Dagestani woman in national costume

The coins which decorate the dress date from the late 19th century

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