IUrta kochuiushchikh kirgizov. Golodnaia step' – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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IUrta kochuiushchikh kirgizov. Golodnaia step'
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The Russian title, roughly "Yurt of nomadic Kyrgyz. The Hungry Steppe," places the scene in the Betpak-Dala, a dry, sparsely watered expanse in what is now central Kazakhstan. Its name has long been rendered as the "hungry steppe." The subject is a yurt, the round, felt-covered dwelling that herding families carried across the grasslands, and the record's emphasis on doors and doorways draws attention to the low entrance, where a single opening shapes daily life inside. The small album print, about 8 by 8 centimeters, dates from between 1905 and 1915, a period when Russian administrators and survey photographers were documenting the peoples and landscapes of Central Asia.
| Medium | 1 photographic print (mounted in album) ; 8 x 8 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [between 1905 and 1915] |
| Subjects | Kyrgyz. Yurts. Doors & doorways.Kazakhstan--Betpak-Dala.Asia, Central. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,390 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-143964 |
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