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Er Ali Boi, the richest "sane" man in Pamir. He owns 1000 goats, 300 yaks, 4 horses, 6 camels. In his yurt, he is one of the only one to live inside a yurt in winter..Campment of Esh Keli..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan

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Contained in galleries: Pamir, winter 2008, Afghanistan. Unvisited since 1972

Er Ali Boi, the richest "sane" man in Pamir. He owns 1000 goats, 300 yaks, 4 horses, 6 camels. In his yurt, he is one of the only one to live inside a yurt in winter..Campment of Esh Keli..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan