A Kabardian of Mount Caucasus. Un Kabardien du Mont Caucase. CAUCASUS is that vast chain of mountains, extending from the north-west to the south-east, between the Euxine and the Caspian… Read More
A Female Kabardian of Mount Caucasus. Une Kabardienne du Mont Caucase. THE dress of all the Tartars of Mount Caucasus (Kabardin, Circassian, Cherkessia) is nearly the same, and chiefly consists of… Read More
Two Ingushians in tradititional folk dress, 1803. Deux Ingusches. THE Ingushians (Republic of Ingushetia, North Caucasus) are a tribe differing entirely from all the other inhabitants of the Caucasus, in… Read More
A Female Peasant of Ingria. Une Paysanne d’Ingrie. THE Russians made a conquest of Ingria (Finnish: Inkeri or Inkerinmaa) about the commencement of the last century. At that period the… Read More
The Costume of the Russian empire by Edward Harding.
Un Paysan Finnois. A Peasant of Finland by Edward Harding.
Costume of the Russian empire by Edward Harding.
A Female Peasant of Finland. Une Paysanne de Finland. THE Female Peasantry wear shifts, trousers, stockings, and slippers, or shoes which only cover the heel, sole, and toes: they also… Read More
A Woman of Esthonia. Esthonian folk costume. Une Esthonienne. THE Esthonians vary in exterior appearance and stature, but, in general, they strongly resemble the inhabitants of Finland. The state of oppression… Read More
The Wife of a Cossack of the Don, and a Girl of Tscherkassk. La Femme d’un Cosaque du Don, et une Fille de Tscherkassk. DURING the last twenty years, Tscherkassk, the… Read More
