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Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi Salik b. Sa'id, Gilan, Iran, 1493-1494“This

met-islamic-art:Head of a Central Asian Figure via Islamic ArtMedium: Gypsum plaster; modeled, carve

slam-islamic: Man’s Robe (chapan or khalat), Central Asian, late 19th–early 20th century, Saint Loui

QuranIran 1598

aubade:Female trick rider in Kyrgyzstan. 1936.

Antique traditional tribal textiles, uzbek Suzani, 1920s, Central Asia. Silk hand embroidery on silk

WhipDate: late 19th–early 20th centuryGeography: Central Asia or IranCulture: IslamicMedium: Silver,

Detail of an antique Suzani, uzbek silk embroidery on silk foundation, late 19th c. Central Asia. Av

Turk Mughal woman wear - Mughal jacket and Mughal skirt (lehenga)

The old master with his work, traditional uzbek block printed textiles., Central Asia. #uzbek #block

A group of happy faces in this Pashtun tent setting. Afghanistan in the 1950s.Source: Josephine Powe

Turkmen with carpets in Herat, Afghanistan.

An Afghan girl walks into a clinic to receive basic medical care and clothing on Camp Clark, Khowst

kingofkarrada:The Tuvans are a Turkic ethnic group living in southern Siberia.Alongside Tibetan Budd

Two teenage boys of the Hazara ethnicity in 1994 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Recruited by the Shia muslim

Decorative motif composed of the word “Allah”Aq Saray palace of Timur, Shahrisabz, Uzbek

Bowl with fish motifsfirst half of 14th cen, Iran.“Ilkhanid‑period potters in Iran imitated th

The corsac fox (Vulpes corsac) inhabits the steppes and semi deserts of central Asia, where it can e

Textile with winged lions and griffins,Central Asia, mid-13th century. Lampas weave, gold thread on

Cast Brass Shadow Puppet (Wayang) Theatre Lamp (Blencong)Central or East Java, Indonesialate 18th-19

Construction of the fort of Khavarnaq, by BihzadHerat, ca. 1494-1495 C.E.

Proposed Plan to Reverse the Ob and Yenisei Rivers to Central Asia (1949)www.reddit.com/r/Ma

suzani:Miniature from a copy of Firdawsi’s Shah-nama. “Isfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; He Must Slay the S

soakingspirit:Weeks of work on the new article on the Wakhan & Pamir. See Hot soaks of the Himal

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