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- Collection: Demidov's Voyage Illustrations
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Karaite woman with children. Crimean Karaites are an ethnic group derived from Turkic-speaking followers of Karaism found in in Eastern Europe. Karaism is a denomination of judaism. Demidov notes that on a visit to the home of the rabbi of Chufut…
Tags: domestic life, lithograph, Tatar culture
Panorama of Alushta on Crimea's southern coast. In the foreground, a shepherd herds goats with the help of a few dogs. Crimean mountains (the high peak is Demirdzhi) and the Black Sea, complete with a vessel with furled sails, can be seen in the…
Tags: landscape, lithograph, livestock, mountains, southern coast
Panorama of a bazaar in Kerch. People sit or stand in groups; a man rides by on a horse; camels, oxen, dogs, chickens, ducks, and birds walk freely around the bazaar.
8 October 1837
8 October 1837
Tags: lithograph, livestock, Tatar culture
Crimean Tatar men pray inside the Istrim Cami mosque in Karasubazar.
19 October 1837
19 October 1837
Tags: Islam, lithograph, mosque, Tatar culture
Two "common Tatars" distribute alms to the poor as they exit the mosque. There is a mulla wearing a turban and a haji next to him - recognizable due to the white band. Among the mendicants there is a chapelet and another haji. According to Demidov,…
Tags: Islam, lithograph, mosque, Tatar culture
Interior view of a Tatar home near Kapsikhor. A large family is gathered around the father. Food and drink rest on the ground and on a low table. Small tapestries cover the floor. Plates, pitchers, and cloths are are displayed on a high shelf.
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Tags: domestic life, lithograph, Tatar culture, Tatar house
Tatar dervishes sit or stand in a circle at the Istrim Cami Mosque in Karasubazar.
18 October 1837
18 October 1837
Tags: Islam, lithograph, mosque, Sufism, Tatar culture
View of Crimean Tatar peasants's homes, which were often built into the sides of hills. A man and a small boy stand on a terrace looking into the distance. Demidov notes that the terrace is the most important part of the house because it serves many…
Tags: domestic life, lithograph, Tatar culture, Tatar house
Crimean Tatar women walk with jugs of water toward a house in the distance. A pregnant woman in the foreground wears a head covering; the younger women wear skullcaps (tiubeteikas) - all but the bareheaded women with a jug balanced on her right…
Tags: domestic life, fountains, landscape, lithograph, Tatar culture, water, women
View of main street in Bakhchisaray. Crimean Tatars in ox-driven wagons ride down the street while others walk or sit on the side of the street. Demidov notes that this main street is "lined with shops selling things Tatar have produced for two…
Tags: lithograph, livestock, Tatar culture, town, urban landscape