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Kirghiz Collection

"Discover the Enchanting Kirghiz: A Journey through Kyrgyzstan's Rich Cultural Heritage" Kyrgyzstan, a land of breathtaking landscapes and vibrant traditions

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyzstan, Tash Rabat Valley

Kyrgyzstan, Tash Rabat Valley. Shepherds summer camp. The Caravanserai of Tash-Rabat was constructed in the 15th century, on the ancient trade route from Central Asia to China

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyzstan, Arslanbob, Fergana Mountain Range

Kyrgyzstan, Arslanbob, Fergana Mountain Range. Wildflower alpine meadow above the mountain village of Arslanbob on the western slopes of the Fergana mountain range.& #x26; #x26; #x0B;

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and Western Asians wear wool fabrics

Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and Western Asians wear wool fabrics
6202820 Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and Western Asians wear wool fabrics; (add.info.: "Tyrolean, Parisian, Chirghise, Europeans and West Asians dress in wool fabrics")

Background imageKirghiz Collection: An engraving depicting Kirghiz tribesmen hunting with falcons, 19th century

An engraving depicting Kirghiz tribesmen hunting with falcons, 19th century
5311054 An engraving depicting Kirghiz tribesmen hunting with falcons, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1882); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageKirghiz Collection: 'Kirghiz Interior; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown

'Kirghiz Interior; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Kirghiz Interior; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz Cradle, 1870. Creator: LK Poltoratskaia

Kirghiz Cradle, 1870. Creator: LK Poltoratskaia
Kirghiz Cradle, 1870. From a 42-page album of photographs depicting the Altai, or Altay, region of eastern Siberia and adjoining parts of present-day Kazakhstan, including the city of Semipalatinsk

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Interior of the tent of the Sultan of the Inner Kyrgyz Horde, Devlet-Girey, 1862

Interior of the tent of the Sultan of the Inner Kyrgyz Horde, Devlet-Girey, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Interior of the tent of the Sultan of the Inner Kyrgyz Horde, Devlet-Girey. 1862. Sheet 49 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyzska and Kyrgyz, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns

Kyrgyzska and Kyrgyz, 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
Kyrgyzska and Kyrgyz, 1862. Sheet 48 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyz-Kazakhs of the Middle Horde Paying a Tax by the Tsar's Decree, 19th century

Kyrgyz-Kazakhs of the Middle Horde Paying a Tax by the Tsar's Decree, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Man, probably Kazakh or Burut, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown

Man, probably Kazakh or Burut, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Man, probably Kazakh or Burut, between 1870 and 1886

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirgiz Wrestling: Views in the Zaisan District, 1909. Creator: Nikolai Georgievich Katanaev

Kirgiz Wrestling: Views in the Zaisan District, 1909. Creator: Nikolai Georgievich Katanaev
Kirgiz Wrestling: Views in the Zaisan District, 1909. This image is from Vidy territorii Sibirskogo kazach'ego voiska (Views of the territory of the Siberian Cossack Host)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz Individuals: a Singer, 1870. Creator: LK Poltoratskaia

Kirghiz Individuals: a Singer, 1870. Creator: LK Poltoratskaia
Kirghiz Individuals: a Singer, 1870. From a 42-page album of photographs depicting the Altai, or Altay, region of eastern Siberia and adjoining parts of present-day Kazakhstan

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Rock formation around the alpine Koel-Suu lake, Kurumduk valley, Naryn province, Kyrgyzstan

Rock formation around the alpine Koel-Suu lake, Kurumduk valley, Naryn province, Kyrgyzstan
alpine, alpine landscape, alps, body of water, clearable, daylight, daytime, deserted, exemptable, glaciated, high alpine, high mountains, high-alpine, kirghiz, kirghizia, kirgizia, kyrgystan

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Wild gorge, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan

Wild gorge, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan
border, border station, borders, canyons, clearable, close, close up, daylight, daytime, deserted, erode, eroded landscape, eroded landscapes, eroding, erosion, erosion landscape, erosions

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kakshaal Too mountains reflecting in an alpine lake, Tian Shan mountain range near the Chinese

Kakshaal Too mountains reflecting in an alpine lake, Tian Shan mountain range near the Chinese border, Naryn Region
alone, alpin area, alpin terrain, alpine, alpine lake, alpine lakes, alpine landscape, alps, body of water, border, border station, borders, chinese, countryside, deserted, desolate, frontier

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Sunset over the Central Tien Shan Mountains and glacier river, Kurumduk valley, Naryn province

Sunset over the Central Tien Shan Mountains and glacier river, Kurumduk valley, Naryn province, Kyrgyzstan
alpine landscape, ambiance, ambience, atmospheric, atmospheric light, beck, body of water, brook, clearable, course of a river, creek, creeks, deserted, dim, dusky, evening, evening atmosphere

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Nomadic Kirghiz: a man, woman and a child in the Golodnaia Steppe, Russian Empire

Nomadic Kirghiz: a man, woman and a child in the Golodnaia Steppe, Russian Empire
698965 Nomadic Kirghiz: a man, woman and a child in the Golodnaia Steppe, Russian Empire, between 1905 and 1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky, Sergey (1863-1944); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Russian

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Letter K (chromolitho)

Letter K (chromolitho)
3626572 Letter K (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter K. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Asia (coloured engraving)

Asia (coloured engraving)
3630125 Asia (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asia. Illustration from Die Welt in Bildern (Braun & Schneider, Munich)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz nomads setting up their camp in southern Siberia (coloured engraving)

Kirghiz nomads setting up their camp in southern Siberia (coloured engraving)
3630119 Kirghiz nomads setting up their camp in southern Siberia (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Peoples of Asia (colour litho)

Peoples of Asia (colour litho)
3630310 Peoples of Asia (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of Asia. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz school in the southern Urals (chromolitho)

Kirghiz school in the southern Urals (chromolitho)
2788763 Kirghiz school in the southern Urals (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kirghiz school in the southern Urals)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Prince and Head of State of the Kirghiz people, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)

Prince and Head of State of the Kirghiz people, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468743 Prince and Head of State of the Kirghiz people, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Costumes of the Russian Far East, 19th Century (engraving)

Costumes of the Russian Far East, 19th Century (engraving)
968794 Costumes of the Russian Far East, 19th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of the Russian Far East, 19th Century)

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks. Artist: Orlowski (Orlovsky), Alexander Osipovich

Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks. Artist: Orlowski (Orlovsky), Alexander Osipovich
Battle between the Kirghiz and Cossacks. Private Collection

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz yourta by the River Chu, 1869-1870, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin

Kirghiz yourta by the River Chu, 1869-1870, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
Kirghiz yourta by the River Chu, 1869-1870, (1965). Yurts (or gers) in Central Asia. Painting, also known as Kirghiz Tents on the River Chu, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Sepulchral Monument of a Kirgese Chief, c19th century. Artist: William Read

Sepulchral Monument of a Kirgese Chief, c19th century. Artist: William Read
Sepulchral Monument of a Kirgese Chief, c19th century. [London, c19th century]

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Asiatic Races, 1800-1900. Artist: G Mutzel

Asiatic Races, 1800-1900. Artist: G Mutzel
Asiatic Races, 19th century. Yukagir (from the Kolyma), Ostiak woman, Kalmuk (Mongol), Rajput, Kirghiz (Turkish stock), Tungus woman, Yakut woman, Tibetan (of Bhutia), Chinese lady, Chinaman

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz people of central Asia

Kirghiz people of central Asia
Kirghiz people of the Asian steppes in their traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Sultan of Kyrgyzstan

Sultan of Kyrgyzstan
The author visits Sultan Souk, a ruthless robber and despot of the Kirghiz people. [possibly in Kazakhstan] Date: 1858

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul, Cholpon Ata

Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul, Cholpon Ata. Stand of Poplar trees near Issyk Kul Lake. Issyk Kul is Kyrgyzstans largest Lake and at about 180 km long by 70 km wide and 668 meters deep at the deepest point

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyzstan, At-Bashi

Kyrgyzstan, At-Bashi. Shaimergen - Kyrgyz horseman

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kyrgyzstan, Song Kul

Kyrgyzstan, Song Kul. Sary-Bulak valley near Song Kul Lake. Song Kul Lake is at an altitude of 3, 013 metres. Kyrgyzstan, Song Kul. Sary-Bulak valley near Song Kul Lake

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Home of the Kyrgyz people near Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Home of the Kyrgyz people near Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Winter homes (yurts) of Kyrgyz people near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. There are still 250, 000 Kyrgyz living in Uzbekistan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Catherine & Kirghiz

Catherine & Kirghiz
Following Pugatchevs rebellion, Catherine determines to deal harshly with dissidents : she confronts the Kirghiz and strengthens serfdom. Date: circa 1776

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz Natives Costume series N16 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Kirghiz Natives Costume series N16 Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
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Background imageKirghiz Collection: The Mission to Yarkund and Kashgar: Travellers Smoking-Divan in a Kirghiz Tent

The Mission to Yarkund and Kashgar: Travellers Smoking-Divan in a Kirghiz Tent

Background imageKirghiz Collection: A Kirghiz Bride

A Kirghiz Bride
A KIRGHIZ BRIDE

Background imageKirghiz Collection: A Kirghiz Sultan

A Kirghiz Sultan
A KIRGHIZ SULTAN

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Winemaking in Kirghiz, Kyrgyz, Kyrgystan. engraving 1855

Winemaking in Kirghiz, Kyrgyz, Kyrgystan. engraving 1855

Background imageKirghiz Collection: KIRGHIZ WOMAN, c1836. A wealthy Kirghiz woman. Watercolor by Fedor Solntsev, c1836

KIRGHIZ WOMAN, c1836. A wealthy Kirghiz woman. Watercolor by Fedor Solntsev, c1836

Background imageKirghiz Collection: The Mission To Yarkund And Kashgar: Travellers Smoking-divan In A Kirghiz Tent

The Mission To Yarkund And Kashgar: Travellers Smoking-divan In A Kirghiz Tent

Background imageKirghiz Collection: A Kirghiz Sultan

A Kirghiz Sultan
A KIRGHIZ SULTAN

Background imageKirghiz Collection: A Kirghiz Bride

A Kirghiz Bride
A KIRGHIZ BRIDE

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Winemaking in Kirghiz, Kyrgyz, Kyrgystan. engraving 1855

Winemaking in Kirghiz, Kyrgyz, Kyrgystan. engraving 1855

Background imageKirghiz Collection: A khirgiz horsewoman named aini bapaeva, kirghiz republic, ussr

A khirgiz horsewoman named aini bapaeva, kirghiz republic, ussr

Background imageKirghiz Collection: The Richest Kyrgyz man at Orenburg

The Richest Kyrgyz man at Orenburg - a transcontinental city on the Ural River (the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast), Russia. Date: 1902

Background imageKirghiz Collection: Kirghiz Couple

Kirghiz Couple
Kirghiz couple (now known as Kazakhs)



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"Discover the Enchanting Kirghiz: A Journey through Kyrgyzstan's Rich Cultural Heritage" Kyrgyzstan, a land of breathtaking landscapes and vibrant traditions, is home to the fascinating Kirghiz people. From the ancient Tash Rabat Valley nestled in the heart of the Fergana Mountain Range to the picturesque Arslanbob village, this Central Asian nation offers a glimpse into their nomadic way of life. Intriguing historical depictions showcase Kirghiz families traversing the Golodnaia Steppe in the Russian Empire, highlighting their resilience and adaptability. The captivating chromolitho artwork captures their essence with vivid portrayals of men, women, and children against stunning backdrops. As we delve deeper into their culture, an enchanting letter K chromolitho reveals Asia's diverse tapestry while emphasizing Kirghiz contributions. Their nomadic spirit shines through as they set up camp amidst southern Siberia's vast wilderness - a testament to their resourcefulness and connection with nature. Education plays a vital role in preserving traditions; hence we witness a charming Kirghiz school depicted in southern Urals' chromolitho print. This showcases how knowledge is passed down from one generation to another, ensuring cultural continuity for years to come. A significant figure emerges from history – Prince and Head of State of the Kirghiz people during 1820s-30s - immortalized in a striking colored engraving. His regal presence reflects leadership qualities that have shaped this community throughout its rich past. The fusion between cultures becomes evident when exploring costumes worn by both Kirghiz individuals and those hailing from Russia's Far East during the 19th century. These engravings depict vibrant attire that symbolizes unity amidst diversity. However, not all encounters were peaceful as evidenced by artist Alexander Osipovich Orlowski’s depiction of a battle between Cossacks and Kirghiz.