Tuesday 9 November 2010

Women of Samarkand






















The women of Uzbekistan wear rather colourful dress and accessories, so here are some images of ladies of various ages and sizes. The young girl with the red dress and hat is wearing the type of dress a new bride will wear for some time after her marriage. The two young ladies with the more western appearance latched on to us to practice their English. Another interesting observation is that at this time of year women have a compulsion to sweep leaves. In the towns or the countryside leaf sweeping is a universally practiced passtime!

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