Obshchesvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiattsev.Bieg dievushki,Girl's Horse Race

Title: Obshchesvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiattsev. Bieg dievushki [sic] (kyz kachar)
Title Translation: Pastimes of Central Asians. Girl's horse race (Girl kidnapping [Turkish])
Date Created/Published: [between 1865 and 1872]
Summary: Photograph shows a woman and four men on horseback in front of nomad tent. The woman is holding a whip and is looking back at the men. May be an example of the tradition of capturing or 'kidnapping' a bride.
Notes:
Title from item.
'Kyz kacher' translated from Turkish as: Girl kidnapping.
Illus. in: Turkestanskii al'bom, chast' étnograficheskaia?: ..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 1, p. 55.
Title from item.
Subjects:
Turkic peoples--Asia, Central--1860-1880.
Women--Social life--Asia, Central--1860-1880.
Rites & ceremonies--Sports--Asia, Central--1860-1880.
Horse racing--Asia, Central--1860-1880.
Albumen prints--1860-1880.
Bookmark /2002709927/
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