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BURLY MEMBERS OF AN EASTERN PASTORAL TRIBE
| The grassy stretches of land lying near Lake Aral form the pasture-ground of various communities, chief among which are the Kirghiz of Uzbeg stock. They are nomads, and, possessing extensive flocks and herds, pass from pasture zone to pasture zone according to the season. Their homes are but a collection of movable tents, and their livestock often represents the whole of their worldly wealth |
NOMADS FROM THE STEPPE-LAND OF WESTERN TURKISTAN
| Far from prepossessing are these Kirghiz with their high cheek-bones, narrow eyes, and broad, flat faces; but they are singularly wiry of constitution, and well-fitted for the roving life they lead about the wide plains and the mountainous slopes of Turkistan. Their clothing is chiefly made from the wool and skins of their livestock which comprises horses, sheep, goats, and sometimes oxen and camels |