MONGOL CHARMS
Woman's status is low, her life hard, and her beauty soon fading.
Yet she is as well dressed as her husband's means will allow
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WHERE THE GLORY IS IN THE CROWNING
Many of Mongolia's people live in greatest poverty, and luxuries are
the exception. One extravagance, however, they allow themselves: the
gorgeous bedecking of their wives' heads in the manner shown above.
Two red spots on the cheeks indicate rank
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