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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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Makoto "Mako" Iwamatsu, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Conan the Destroyer", Universal Pictures, 1984Central America, Panama, San Blas Islands (aka Kuna Yala). Kuna Indian woman in traditional attire in front of colorful hand stitched molas. (Editorial Usage Only)Asia, India, Ladakh, Karsha. A Buddhist monk spins a prayer wheel at Karsha Gompa, Zanskar Valley, India. (Editorial Usage Only)PowwowTibetan Buddhism, Tibetan pilgrim turning a prayer wheel, Tibetan character on a rock, ascend to the Dolma La Pass, pilgrimage route around the sacred Mount Kailash, Gang Rinpoche, Kora, Ngari, Gang-Tise Mountains, Trans-Himalaya, Himalayas, West Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic China, AsiaAl Hamra, Oman.Quechua Indian in traditional dress cooking at the fireplace of his hut, Andes, Ollantaytambo, Urubamba Valley, near Cusco, Peru, South AmericaTibet, Shigatse, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, viewer at the mask danceVIETNAM, HUE, MAN IN TRADITIONAL COSTUMETibetan man spins prayer wheel; Garze, Sichuan, ChinaTibetan pilgrims in Lhasa, Tibet, AsiaBuddhist monk, Gelugpa monk, portrait, Tongde monastery, Zanskar, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, India, AsiaGuizhou Province, China. Portrait of young woman dressed in traditional clothing of the Miao ethnic minority. (Editorial Use Only)Young lady in Bhutanese national dress at the Tamshingphala Choepa festival in Bumthang.Elderly Woman in cloudy mountains with prayer beadsKhampa women wear their finest jewelry at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, ChinaA decorative Tibetan house in a remote Tibetan village called Jiaju Zangzhai, Sichuan Province, China, AsiaOrang Ulu (Kenyah Dayak) chief,Sarawak, Malaysia.Mexico, Chiapas, Chamula. The Tzotzil Mayan women of ChamulaA MEXICAN grandmother brings flowers to the cemetery during the DEAD OF THE DEAD - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICOEcuador, Quito area. Otavalo Market. Local woman in traditional highlands attire with cloth head covering and gold necklaces.Tibet, Sera monastery, old man with prayer millOld man with a prayer wheel in his hand, Kingdom of Mustang, Nepal, AsiaTraditional tribal dancer wearing headdress with colourful beads posing at sunset with view over the Mekong river, Laos, AsiaFemale pilgrim with traditional hair-style at the Ganden convent (4300m) near Lhasa, TibetMongolian CostumeMexico, Chiapas, Zinacantan. The Tzotzil Mayan womenKazakh hunter at Eagle Festival, Xyahncye (MR)China, Yunnan Province. Three young Jinpo women in traditional costume. (Editorial Usage Only)Khampa woman wears a gold and turquoise hair piece at the Monlam Chenpo, Katok Monastery - Kham, (Tibet), Sichuan, ChinaTurkmen girls, Meane Baba Mausoleum, near Abiverd; TurkmenistanAlaskan Native Aleut Women Weave Grass Basket SC AK /nAK Native Heritage CenterMiccosukee Indian Chief, Miami, USATraditional dressed woman on the festival of the tribes in Gerze Western Tibet, AsiaNepal, Nuwakot district, one year after the earthquake, Simutar refuge campTibetan women with branches for incense pile, Horse festival, Tagong, Tibetan area, Sichuan, ChinaOld woman playing an ancient harp in village of Chichicastenango GuatemalaGUATEMALA, TIKAL, CARVED STELAE, LOCAL WOMANIndia: A female devotee of Hindu goddess Yellamma, with an image of Yellamma, soliciting donations at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai. The cult around goddess Yellamma is controversial, as poor families often devote their daughters to the goddess, the girls becoming devadasis, 'servants of the goddess'. The custom is illegal and the rites are conducted secretly. Through noxious networks of corrupt priests and pimps, many, if not most of the girls end up as prostitutes. In later life they resort to begging. The centre of the Yellamma cult is the Yellamma Temple in Saundatti, Karnataka, South India.A musician playing an instrument called a Gamelan.Thailand, Chiang Mai, Samathi Mai, Kachin Manou Dance. Jinghpaw Women In Traditional Costume During The DanceBuddhist nun, Mandalay, Burma, Burma, Myanmar, 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,India, State of Gujarat, Bhuj, Kutch, Ludiya village. Meghwal Marwari tribe. Traditional clothing and jewelry. (Editorial Use Only)Portrait of a Man in a Hindu ceremony BaliPilgrims, Lhasa, TibetThe Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans. The term 'Bedouin' means, 'those in badiyah' or 'those in the desert'. Starting in the late nineteenth century, many Bedouin under British rule began to transit to a semi-nomadic life. In the 1950s and 1960s, large numbers of Bedouin throughout Midwest Asia started to leave the traditional, nomadic life to settle in the cities of Midwest Asia, especially as ranges have shrunk and populations have grown. For example, in Syria the Bedouin way of life effectively ended during a severe drought from 1958 to 1961, which forced many Bedouin to abandon herding for standard jobs. Similarly, governmental policies in Egypt and Israel, oil production in the Persian Gulf, as well as a desire for improved standards of living, effectively led most Bedouin to become settled citizens of various nations, rather than stateless nomadic herders. Governmental policies pressing the BedouA costumed mahout awaiting the start of the elephant procession in Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaSiem Reap, Angkor, Temple Baphuon, praying women sitting around a Buddha statue and praying for tourists for moneyFestival, Gangtey Dzong or monastery, Phobjikha Valley, BhutanLocal Kyrgyz Woman wearing traditional dress. Bokonbayebo, KyrgyzstanYoung monk, chanting, Phodang Gompa, Sikkim, India, AsiaChapaca At The Festivities Of The DSpectators, Tibetan monastery festival, Sani, near Padum, Zanskar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, AsiaTrible Bride , Saurashtra , Kutch , Gujrat , IndiaSetting up a traditional Yurt. Folk and Sport Festival commemorating Mr. Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)Kayan hill tribe girl, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asiatraditional Asian Burmese woman Portrait of traditional Asian Burmese woman standing inside a temple, low light, Bagan, Myanmar ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 8476977 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedNorth America, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, young dancer at the cultural centerCatholic Nun, Toconao, Antofagasta Region, ChileNatural dyes, demonstration of traditional Mayan weaving, Ajto, Guatemala, Central AmericaGlaebige at the Inauguration ceremony of the A Lo Taw Pauk Pagoda, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar, AsiaA man with cymbals at a temple festival, Mongar District, Himalayas, Kingdom of BhutanThailand, Ko Phuket, Phuket. A Ma-Thong (spirit medium) with cheeks pierced with parasols during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.Tibetan woman anthropologist at the Nyingmapa sect Katok Dorjeden Monastery - Kham, (eastern, Tibet), Sichuan, ChinaAsia,China,Beijing,Niu Jie Libaisi, MosquePilgrim with prayer flags at Saga Dawa festival in Tibet; Tibetan Autonomous Region, TibetCanada, Nunavut, western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, Arviat. Margaret Aniksak Visitors Centre.Tserenpagma, nomad woman in her yurtUzbeks dressed in traditional cloth Samarkand UzbekistanSpinning cotton, demonstration of traditional Mayan weaving, Ajto, Guatemala, Central AmericaTraditional dressed man is practicing archery, Thimphu, BhutanMatmata, HAhlenwohnungen, FassadeDia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations at Otavalo Cemetery, Imbabura, Ecuador, South AmericaAssami young girl celebrating Bihu festival, Assam, India NO MR Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotoxPortrait of a young woman with a decorative paste made out of the Thanaka tree on her face at the Kuthodaw Pagoda on Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Myanmar.USA Montana, Billings, Lakisha Flores, Crow Tribe MR 0635 Billings PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRABridal guide, wedding procession with decorated bride, Mary Historical Museum, Turkmenistan, Mary, Turkmenistan, AsiaNavajo Indian woman displays a Navajo rug, Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New MexicoKyz kuumai, bridegroom chasing the bride. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)Ialorixa, Candomble priestess, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South AmericaJapan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), elaborate festival float (yatai) which is pulled through streets in Gonjunko Procession during Sanno Festival of Hie Jinja Shrine.Batik Artist Sarwidi, Banyuripan-Bayat, Central Java, IndonesiaMexican woman with mayan dress latin ethnicity on orange backgroundNepal, Mustang, Tibetan Lama Preparing Incense For Puja Or Prayer Ceremony