Armenian woman from Iran, 1911

Armenian woman from Iran, 1911. Photographer: Thomas Kirkpatrick.

The woman stands in front of an earthen wall. She wears traditional dress with a headscarf; the lower part of her face is covered, and long ornaments hang beside her ears. Many coin ornaments cover her chest, her belt has a large buckle, and she wears bracelets on her wrists. In the lower right corner the word “Armenian” is handwritten in English.