Tartarie - Habitants de l’Asie Centrale, Tadjiks (Plate 10) (The Tajik People of Central Asia)

Engraver	Augustin Francois Lemaitre (1797-1870)
Date	1848
Technique	Copper Engraving
Category	Uncategorized
Source	Tartarie, Beloutchistan, Boutan et Nepal par M.Dubeux, M.V.Valmont, Afghanistan par M.Xavier Raymond - L'Univers Pittoresque, Firmin Didot Freres, Editeurs, Paris

Description

Shows traditional dress and physiognomy of Tajik inhabitants of Central Asia, illustrating ethnic and cultural diversity in the region during the early 19th century.

Tajiks, Central Asia, ethnography, costumes