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Cooking sheep head. The festivities around the muslim celebration of Eid-e Qurban (the holiday of Sacrifice). Wakhi don’t often eat meat, especially in summer since there are way to keep it cold – they eat maybe once every couple of weeks. This sheep head is being ready for a special occasion. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.

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Contained in galleries: A walk through time, Afghanistan - 2017

Cooking sheep head. The festivities around the muslim celebration of Eid-e Qurban (the holiday of Sacrifice). Wakhi don’t often eat meat, especially in summer since there are way to keep it cold – they eat maybe once every couple of weeks. This sheep head is being ready for a special occasion. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.