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Cultural Attire of Indigenous Women

Portraits of traditionally dressed women from various ethnic groups, featuring distinctive jewelry and headdresses that highlight their cultural heritage.

Asia, India, Woman pilgrim at Likir Monastery

Traditionally dressed woman from the Akha people, hill tribe, ethnic minority, portrait, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Myanmar, Burma, Loikaw. A Padaung (long-neck) woman wearing her traditional brass neck coils, the weight of which pushes her collarbone down. Loikaw.

TURQUOISE, CORAL & AMBER decorate this TIBETAN WOMANS hair - LHASA, TIBET

Traditional dressed Ifugao woman, Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Asia, India, Woman pilgrim at Likir Monastery

Myanmar, Burma, Pan-lo. A woman of the small Ann tribe in traditional attire with blackened teeth. The Ann blacken their teeth to ward off evil spirits.

Local woman from the Akha tribe with typical headgear, portrait, Hokyin Akha Village, near Kyaing Tong, Shan State, Golden Triangle, Myanmar, Asia

Woman with long neck from the Padaung tribe, Ywama village, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Portrait of a Tibetan woman (pilgrim) with traditional jewelry at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China.

During the celebrations of "El Señor de la Columna" in the sanctuary of Yosonotú, during which the Mixteco and Triqui groups perform traditional rituals such as "el pedimento". Yosonotu, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Portrait of Akha woman wearing a PhameeAkha costume in Chiang Rai, Thailand, Asia

Tibet, Shigatse, woman in the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Portrait of native Indian in traditional clothes on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Traditionally dressed woman from the Akha people, hill tribe, ethnic minority, portrait, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Traditional dressed Ifugao woman, Banaue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of Tibetan Khampa woman wearing traditional amber hair piece at Zhuqing, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Leshi, Naga from Konyak tribes participating at the New year ceremony

Akha woman with traditional clothing and headdress with Silbergmuenzen, portrait, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Portrait, woman of the the Akha Nuqui ethnic group, traditional costume, headdress, cap decorated with silver beads, Ban Seochayneua village, Phongsali district and province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait of a ´Long necked´ Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Miji' - tribe lady with traditional dress Arunachal Pradesh , India

Tibetan nomad woman in Sershul

Tibetan pilgrim woman with beautiful jewelry & traditional 108 braids at Sera Monastery - Lhasa, Tibet

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Portrait of young ethnic Indian woman in traditional clothes on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Tibetan pilgrim with hair jewellery, Namtso Lake, Heavenly Lake, Tibet, China, Asia

A Beautiful Ladakhi Women In Traditional Costume Jewelry, Ladakh Jammu And Kashmir India

Female sadhu, portrait, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, Asia

Traditionally dressed woman in the town of Tsochen, Western Tibet, Tibet, Asia

Remarkable for their military prowess, their receptivity to Christianity, and their intricate all-embracing kinship network, the Kachins are a hardy mountain people living in the remote hills of northern Burma and on the peripheries of India and China. 'Kachin' is actually a Burmese word that does not exist in any of the local dialects. Each Kachin tribe has a different name for themselves and their neighbours, but no word to describe the whole group.

Woman with traditional headdress, Akha tribe, Kyaing Tong, Myanmar, Asia

Shaman lady. Shaman ceremony. Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia.

Yimchungru tribesman during Hornbill Festival, portrait, Nagaland, India.

Old Man , looking to the camera Bhutan

Amazon shaman practice traditional techniques. (Editorial Use Only)

Peru, Shaman

Ao tribesman, Nagaland, India

Traditionally dressed TIBETAN WOMAN on the BARKHOR or TIBETAN Bazaar - LHASA, TIBET

Akha girl with traditional clothing and headdress, portrait, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Women of the Konyak tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Pa'O tribal woman wearing a traditional head covering; Yawngshwe, Shan State, Myanmar

LADAKHI WOMAN showing familial wealth via her PERAK, traditional head piece of silver, coral and TURQUOISE - LADAKH, INDIA

23 year old woman wearing a Lao traditional Yao wedding Gown. Bride: Many Lao

Tibetan, portrait, Boudhanath, UNESC World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

China, , General, Woman in traditional dress

Traditional head dress of Uyghurs, Minpeng, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Myanmar, Burma, Loikaw. A Kayah girl in front of the old wooden ceremonial posts at Chitkel village, Loikaw.

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing State, Leshi, Naga women participating at the New year ceremony with other Naga tribes of North Myanmar

A TIBETAN BEAUTY wears TURQUOISE, CORAL, Z-STONES & A GOLD & CORAL HAIR PIECE - LHASA, TIBET

Elderly woman spins prayer wheel; Manigange, Sichuan, China

Warrior During Hornbill Festival, Portrait; Nagaland, India

Portrait of an Akha hill tribe woman, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thailand,Golden Triangle,Chiang Mai,Akha Hilltribe Woman Wearing Traditional Silver Headpiece

Traditional dressed woman on the festival of the tribes in Gerze Western Tibet, Asia

Traditional dressed woman on the festival of the tribes in Gerze Western Tibet, Asia

Young woman outside a Stupa in Nepal

Pao tribe woman of Shan State, eastern Myanmar, the Shewedagon Temple complex, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ladakh, India, September 4, 2018: Portrait of attractive ethnic Indian woman in traditional clothes on festival in Ladakh. Illustrative editorial, Asia

Shaman Burning Offerings To Gods, Peru

India, Sikkim, Buddhist monk in a Losar procession.

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay State, Bagan (Pagan), Old Bagan, Ananda Temple (Pahto Ananda, beginning 12th), highlight of the Ananda festival, the donation ceremony : each pilgrim make donate food or money to the monks

Naxi woman, Lijiang old town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yunnan, China, Asia

Traditional dressed woman in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Portrait of a girl of the Akha Eupa ethnic group wearing traditional costume and headdress with colourful pompoms and silver coins and necklaces, Ban Yangpa, Samphan District, Phongsali or Phongsaly Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Myanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, village of Ywama, workshop Thitsar Hinn, Moekran from the Padaung tribe came to Ywama to earn a living by weaving traditional fabrics Padaung

Workshop for traditional midwives, San Bartolome Jocotenango, Guatemala, Central America.

Yau woman.

Long Neck Karen Village. Thailand. (Editorial Use Only)

Asia, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Hilltribe Village, Ban Huai Pa Rai

China, Beijing. A China Hajj pilgrim at an Islamic Classics college

Myanmar. Burma. Wanpauk village. A Palaung woman of the Tibetan-Myanmar group of tribes. Women commonly display their wealth by wearing broad silver belts.

Warrior during Hornbill Festival, portrait, Nagaland, India.

Quito, Ecuador - 17 October 2025: View of a woman in traditional attire, her colorful textiles a vibrant contrast against the ancient stone backdrop, capturing the essence of cultural heritage.

Traditional weaving, Cuzco, Peru

Dai Ethnic minority. Yuanyang, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. China

Portriat of a young woman of the Akha Phixo tribe, traditional headdress decorated with coins, Ban Phapoun Mai, Phongsali Province, Laos, South East Asia, Asia

Konyak warrior with full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Ecuador, Corpus Christi, Winter solstice festival.

Bolivia, Tiahuanaco, Andines New Year festival, shaman,

USA, WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, POWWOW AT DAYBREAK STAR CULTURAL CENTER PORTRAIT

Pilgrims on the Kailash Kora pilgrimage trail, Western Tibet, Tibet, Asia

Traditionally dressed ethnic Mongolian attends summertime Naadam Festival, Xiwuzhumuqinqi, Inner Mongolia, China

Myanmar. Burma. Wanpauk village. A Palaung woman of the Tibetan-Myanmar group of tribes. Women commonly display their wealth by wearing broad silver belts.

Thailand, Chiang Rai, Long Neck Hilltribe, Woman

Woman in traditional dress, Ollantayambo, Peru.

Pilgrim on a pilgrimage to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda or Golden Rock, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Three Tibetan women sitting in front of a monastery, Ganzi, Sichuan Province, China, June 2004

Kazakh family in their yurt (MR)

Asia, China, A Naxi Dongba, or wise man and a shaman, traditionally acted as a mediator with the spirit world. The Dongba religion is itself an off-shoot of Tibet's pre-Buddhist Bon religion.

Phom warriors in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Tibetan nomad at Mt. Kailash.

Dedication ceremonies for the new Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana, with Secretary Gale Norton, tribal representatives, and other political dignitaries participating

Pilgrims at golden prayer wheels, Tibetan woman in conversation, Xigaze, Tibet, China, Asia

A FEMALE TIBETAN DROKPA (Tibetan nomadic yak herder) with large SILVER CHUBA CLASP - SOUTH WESTERN, TIBET

Mayan Indian, Antigua, Gautemala.

Thailand, People, Padaung Women Refugees From Myanmar With Their Necks Encased In Traditional Rings.

Colourful belt Yi. One of the sub-groups of the Yi Ethnic minority people. From the mountains near Liuku, Nujiang Prefecture. Yunnan Province. China

Thailand, Chiang Rai. Golden Triangle Akha Hillltribe. Akha woman

Old monk in the town of Tsochen, West Tibet, Asia

Lisu girl wearing a colourful headdress and the traditional costume of the mountain people, portrait, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

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