Tatar woman from Kazan.
"Femme Tattare de Kazan".
Antique copper engraving from a book "Costumes Civils Actuels de Tous Les Peuples Connus, Dessines d'Apres Nature, Graves Et Colories".
Most of the Tatars of the Volga region are Kazan Tatars. They make up the bulk of the Tatar population of Tatarstan. Traditionally, they inhabit the left bank of the Volga River. They were finally formed during the Kazan Khanate, in 1438-1552.
Technique, Material: Copper engraving / hand coloured / Paper
Artist: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Engraver:
Date, Publisher: Costumes Civils' by Sylvain Marechal, Paris, 1789
Size: sheet 14 x 21 cm.
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