Caption: Axu, Sichuan, China - Aug 2003. Headware, Khampa style. Nomadic women from Eastern Tibet at an annual Nyingmapa festival in Axu, a very remot

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Caption: Axu, Sichuan, China - Aug 2003. Headware, Khampa style. Nomadic women from Eastern Tibet at an annual Nyingmapa festival in Axu, a very remote area of the former Tibetan kingdom of Kham. A leftover from the days when Kham was tribal, most women wear the clan's wealth on their heads, a strategy for a quick getaway if invaded. Chunks of rad coral from when the Himalayas were underwater, amber and turquoise adorn their heads, fingers and necks. Although now usually reserved for festivals, women in laces like Axu wear their jewlery every day. Credit: Leisa Contact: Legal Notice: Any use of this picture is subject to a license agreement entered into by the user and AsiaWorks Photography Ltd. All other rights reserved. Any re-use and redistribution of this image is prohibited. For sales enquiries regarding any additional use of this or other pictures from AsiaWorks Photography please contact

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Size: 3480px × 5340px
Location: Garze, Sichuan, China
Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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