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Nose rings

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  • A Nubian woman, seated, with a large nose ring in her right nostril. Photograph by Sébah, 18--.
  • Kulu, Himachal Pradesh: two women wearing large nose rings. Photograph, 18--.
  • Sikkim and Tibet: eleven people of the Chumba (Chumbi) Valley; two of the women wear large nose rings. Photograph, 18--.
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Catalogue

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    Kulu, Himachal Pradesh: two women wearing large nose rings. Photograph, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 644918i
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    Bani Suef province, Egypt: a young married woman at Dashtut, with gold ornaments from her dowry. Photograph by W.S. Blackman, 192-.

    Blackman, Winifred S. (Winifred Susan), 1872-1950. | Date: [between 1920 and 1929] | Reference: 45075i
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    Sikkim and Tibet: eleven people of the Chumba (Chumbi) Valley; two of the women wear large nose rings. Photograph, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 644869i
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    A Nubian woman, seated, with a large nose ring in her right nostril. Photograph by Sébah, 18--.

    Sébah, J. Pascal. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 644871i
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