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Mrs. Khnan-Eshoo Abraham in mountain Nestorian costume

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Mrs. Khnan-Eshoo Abraham in mountain Nestorian costume

Portrait

Seated studio portrait of Mrs. Khnan-Eshoo Abraham in the dress of the mountain Nestorians (Assyrians): a jewelled headband, long braids and strings of beads and coins.

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Source

Yonan, Persian Women (1898), via Internet Archive

Isaac Malek Yonan (author); photographer not named · Published 1898 in Nashville; public domain.

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