An Armenian girl from Artsakh, 1880s

This rare photograph shows an Armenian girl from Artsakh in the 1880s. She stands in traditional dress, a long patterned outer garment over a long light-coloured dress, with a kerchief on her head and a small object in her hands. Beside her on the floor is a pair of slippers, and behind her is a patterned cloth.

The girl looks straight ahead, serious and alert. The photograph tells of a layer of Armenian life in Artsakh.