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Studio portrait of a woman in folk attire

Studio portrait of a woman in folk attire, © The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Artenlarge

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Object:Studio portrait of a woman in folk attire
Description:Full length profile shot of a young woman in traditional attire holding a flower. Her hair is braided into small braids and decorated with a string of coins and flowers. The woman is standing between an artificial rock and a wooden fence in front of a painted canvas backdrop, which creates the illusion of the scene being set in nature.
Comment:Given title by the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art: "Frau aus Sofia" (A woman from Sofia).
Relations:/o:vase.219
Date:Not before 1880
Location:Sofia
Country:Bulgaria
Type:Photograph
Creator:Karastoyanov, Ivan Anastasov or Karastoyanov, Dimitar Anastasov, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Image: 134mm x 100mm
Format:Cabinet
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:290 Clothing
300 Adornment
360 Settelments > 369 Urban and Rural Life
Copyright:Österreichisches Museum für Volkskunde
Archive:The Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art, Inv. No.: ÖMV/pos/15238
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Barbara Derler, Anelia Kassabova
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