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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
Asia, India, Woman pilgrim at Likir Monastery
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Bhutan, Thimphu, National Memorial Chorten, aka Thimphu Stupa. Old woman in traditional attire with prayer wheel. (Editorial Use Only)India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh. A Ladakhi woman wears traditional clothes including a turquoise-studded headdress, or Perak, and a ceremonial brocade mantle or shawl.Warrior in full gear during the Jidai Festival, Kyoto, Japan, AsiaIndia, Rajasthan, Narlai. Traditional clothing very much forms part of the life in the more remote parts of RajasthanFlute Player La Paz BoliviaWoman from Sonapur, east of Guwahati, of the Shakti sun worship sect, dressed traditionally in red, garlanded, with temple red on forehead, Kamakhya t...Workshop for traditional midwives, San Bartolome Jocotenango, Guatemala, Central America.Traditional dressed man on the festival of the tribes in Gerze, Western Tibet, AsiaPILGRIM with PRAYER WHEEL at TERDROM NUNNERY started by YESHE TSOGYEL in the 770's AD - TIBETAsia, Myanmar (Burma), Bagan (Pagan). A woman sells flowers at the Shwe Zigon Pagoda.Lahu Shi Balah Tribe Tong Luang Village-collection of Eco-Agricultural Villages from around Thailand Chiang Mai Thailand SE AsiaA young Tibetan woman strolls the Barkhor, the holiest of Lhasa's circumambulatory devotional routesAsia, China, Guizhou Province, Guyang Area, Gulong Village, Lusheng Festival, Miao minorityMan dancing at a batak dance show in Samosir Lake Toba Sumatra IndonesiaTraditionally dressed woman from the Akha people, hill tribe, ethnic minority, portrait, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, AsiaXijia woman in traditional costume by the door, Kaili, Guizhou, China (MR)Traditionally dressed woman from the Hillmiri ethnic group near Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, India, AsiaA sherpani in the village of Thame - Khumbu RegionTibetan pilgrim, Namtso or Lake Nam or Heavenly Lake, Tibet, China, AsiaElderly woman in a traditional dress, costume, New Year festival, Hmong hill tribe, ethnic minority, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Thailand, AsiaNepal, Sangha, daily lifeTibetan man in traditional clothing at Horse Race Festival, Litang, western Sichuan, ChinaThailand. Chiang Rai Region. Padong Hill Tribe Villager With Neck-Stretching JewelryNepali woman dressed in wedding veil at Dwarikas Hotel.Located on the east side of Kathmandu near Pashupatinath, Nepals most sacred Hindu temple, Dwarikas is by far Nepals most interesting and unusual hotel.Old Tibetan woman at the Tso Khar salt lake, Changthang, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, North India, India, AsiaMexico, Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta. Huichol Indian making beaded animal. Handicraft souvenir. (Editorial Usage Only)Colombia, Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, San Antonio, 'Mama/Priest Valencia Takes A ''Coca Break'' - Taking Lime Powder From His Poporo/Gourd To Put Into Wad Of Coca Leaves In His Mouth - Whilst Thatching The Roof Of His House Wearing Traditional Thick Woven Cotton Manta/Cloak Indigenous Tribes American Northern Caribbean Slopes Of Sierra 'Veiled Kirghiz teacher in Murghab, Murgab, Pamir region, Tajikistan, Central Asia, AsiaKuna woman and her molas in Playon Chico in the San Blas islands PanamaOld Kayan woman, Kayah village, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar (Burma), AsiaTibetn nomad woman in chuba,traditional dress,out Sershul.Mayan woman, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, North America, Central AmericaNyingmapa sect Buddhist monk & Khampas watch the Monlam Chenmo dances, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, ChinaTibetan nomad woman.Ifugao man, a member of an ethnic group wearing a traditional costume, Banaue Rice Terraces, also known as musuan peak, at the back, Banaue, Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines, AsiaMyanmar (Burma), Shan State, Inle Lake, Inn Dein Village, Shwe Inn Thein or the 1045 stupas pagoda (17th), the young The Phu of the Paho tribePortrait of a female Buddhist devotee, Leh, Ladakh, India, AsiaA Chinelo dancer performs during carnival celebrations in Tlayacapan, MexicoChinese Ethnic women at Kunming China Ethnic Minorities Village Park in their traditional costumes.Asia, Bhutan. Woman passing prayer wheels with japa mala in her hands or prayer beads at Jambey Lhakhang, one of the oldest monasteries in the country.Laya Tribe, Layap people, Laya, North West BhutanChina, Yunnan Province, Kunming. Young De'ang woman in traditional dress. (Editorial Usage Only)Pachamama, Mother Earth FestivalMyanmar, Burma, Kengtung. An Akha woman wearing a traditional headdress of silver and beads.Asia, China, Xingren. Miao woman in traditional costume. (Editorial Usage Only)the monastery SamyeTibetan woman.A Hill Tribe vietnamese woman; Dalat, VietnamElderly woman prayingChina, Tibet, Terdrom Monastery, Nun And NovicesSan Antonio Palopo, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.Cormorant fisherman with a bird on a pole, Li River, Guilin, Yangshou, ChinaPanama, Kuna Yala, Guna Indigenous teacher wearing traditional mola at Spanish-Guna bilingual school in UstupuGirl in traditional Torajan dress attending a funeral ceremony at a rante, the ceremonial site for a Torajan funeral, in Sereale, Toraja Land, South S...Kuta Lombok, Sasak village RambitanKohima, India. 9 December 2022. Members of the Naga community participate during the Hornbill Festival, at Kisama village near Kohima, on December 9, 2022 in Kohima, India. The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland to represents all ethnic groups of NagalandKalash, Pakistan - 24 December 2025: View of a Kalash woman adorned in traditional attire, her radiant eyes mirroring the vibrant hues of her embroidered shawl and feathered headdress.Buddhist monk working with an old Singer sewing machine Reting monastery Tibet ChinaWoman and prayer wheel, Ganden Monastery, near Lhasa, Tibet, China, AsiaAmerican Indians Pee Viggi and squaw 1899.Tibet. Woman Praying.Karma Lobsang Tibetan man spinning prayer wheel, Tashiparkhel Tibetan camp, Pokhara, NepalThailand, , General - people, Lahu tribeswoman in traditional dressKupi is the faith healer of the community Kaxinawá BrazilYoung man dressed in traditional Bagan costume outside Tharabar Gate Hotel, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma)Kogi Indian, Colombia.China, Guizhou Province, nr. Kaili, Langde. A Miao (or Hmong) woman wears traditional clothes and jewellery.girls of changspa village dressed for ladakh festival, leh, ladakh, jammu and kashmir, india Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotoxGuatemala, Chichicastenango, folkloristic market, fabrics in traditional designs on saleTraditional dressed man is practicing archery, Thimphu, BhutanOld tibetan pilgrim walking on the Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, AsiaThailand, golden triangle, Chiang Rai, Long Teasing to cirques, trunk of the PadaungMaya People Watching The Procession Of The Holy Cross On Good Friday In Antigua Guatemala, SacatepElder muslim woman wearing veil, Samarkand, UzbekistanSo-called giraffe-neck or snake-neck woman from the tribe of the Padaung belonging to the Karen tribe, Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State, Burma, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, AsiaGirl of the Padaung mountain tribe, also known as giraffe women, wearing neck rings, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia2 pilgrims at the Ganden convent (4300m) near Lhasa, Tibetkashmiri women celebrating Chandigam, Kashmir, India, Asia Copyright: xJunaidxBhat/DinodiaxPhotoxTraditional dressed women at the festival of the tribes in Gerze, Western Tibet, AsiaA crowd watches the Monlam Chenmo dances below a Tongchen (Tibetan Horn), Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, ChinaLocal Shaman praying before his welcome ceremony at village near Cob, in Quintana Roo, MexicoJapan, Kansai, Kyoto, Jidai Matsuri, festival, man in historical costume,Pilgrim before Mount Kailash, on the Kailash Kora, Western Tibet, AsiaLAO - LE RYTHME DES EAUXAu Nord du Laos, enclavée dans les montagnes, la paisible cité de Luang Prabang prospère depuis des siècles au sein de la péninsule formée par la confluence du fleuve Mékong et de la rivière Nam Khan. Avant dêtre devancée par Vientiane, elle fut la capitale du puissant Royaume de Lane Xang (Royaume du Million dEléphants). Son architecture coloniale et ses majestueux temples lui valent dêtre inscrite au patrimoine mondiale de lUNESCO depuis 1995.La légende raconte que Bouddha y serait venu au cours de lun de ses voyages et quil a souri. Aujourdhui, la ville est un haut lieu bouddhique de lAsie du Sud-Est. Les jeunes y viennent des campagnes alentours pour faire une retraite monastique et ainsi recevoir une éducation gratuite.A loccasion de Pi Mai, la Fête de l'Eau, Luang Prabang se réveille. Correspondant au Nouvel An lao et bouddhique, on fête le retour de la saison des pluies et la renaissance de la nature. Durant les plusieurs jours de festivités,Hopi Indian Basket WeaverAsia, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Tirap District, A tribal 'Wancho' in the village of Zedua, The Wanchos inhabit the western part of Khonsa district, bordering Nagaland.A Ladakhi Man In Traditional Clothing With The Familiar Hat That Is Found Only In Ladakh, Ladakh Jammu And Kashmir IndiaSouth Korea, Religion, Shamanism, Female Mudang Whose Role Is To Act As An Intermediary Between The Living And Spirit Worlds In Trance At A Funeral.Tzutjil Maya Man, Santiago De AtitlPortrait of a man spinning prayer wheels, Paro, BhutanA monk after performing ritual dance during Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India.Thailand, Chiang Mai, Spirit Medium Or Trance DancerLady holding colourful table cloth, San Lorenzo Zinacantan, near San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico CAP/MEL Mel Longhurst/ Copyright: xMelxLonghurstx/CapitalxPicturesxAfghanistan, Reilgion, Islam, Group Of Kirghiz Children Inside Tent Studying The Koran.Todas elder, one of the great aboriginal tribes of India, Nilgiris, Ooty Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaMale Khampa wears leopard skin, coral, zee stones & gold gau boxes at the Litang Horse Festival - Sichuan Province, China, (Tibet)Pakistan, N-W Frontier Province, Chitral. The customs and dress of North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan's Kalash tribe support the claim that they are descended from the army of Alexander the Great. (Editorial Usage Only)A monk in ceremonial robes prepares for the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.Asia, Nepal, Kathmandu. Tibetan people at Bouddhanath Stoupa. (Editorial Usage Only)A tribal Wancho in the village of Zedua. The Wanchos inhabit the western part of Khonsa district, bordering Nagaland. Their society is divided into four classes. The Wanghams chiefs, the Wangpana, the Wangaue and Wangaas. Head hunting has long since ceased in the state and the Arunachalis are generally known to be a peace loving people. .