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"Women caress the limestone walls of the Aq Meshit mosque while praying that their relations recover from illness. Zhylyoi District, Kazakhstan, 2014"
"Women caress the limestone walls of the Aq Meshit mosque while praying that their relations recover from illness. Zhylyoi District, Kazakhstan, 2014"
Object Number 2019.5.1.26
Display Title "Women caress the limestone walls of the Aq Meshit mosque while praying that their relations recover from illness. Zhylyoi District, Kazakhstan, 2014"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2014
Artist Chloe Dewe Mathews (2010)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Kazakhstan / Atyrau Region / Zhylyoi District
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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