Xinaliq Village
Mountain dweller on horseback. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June 2006
View of the village, wedding tents spread in lower Xinaliq. July 2009
Family on a porch of their house. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Sisters in law and carpet weavers at home. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June 2006
Sisters in law at home. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. 2006
Boy standing next to Motal - traditional cheese matured in sheepskin and hung to dry. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Mother and daughter inside a baking room. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
21 year old Yegana Malayeva in her father's house. Xinaliq village, Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Zulfiya with her little brother at home. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. 2006
Old men playing domino at the Culture Club. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Boy with green eyes. Xinaliq Village, Azerbiajan. June, 2006
Children playing in the hills. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Toddler on a dowry chest. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Family on the porch of their house. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. 2006
Village kids. Xinaliq, Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Woman baking bread in tandoor. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Ziber Bagirov with his grandsons in Xinaliq's oldest house of Nikolay's times. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006
Shepherd on the way to the village. Xinaliq, July 2009
Brightly painted interior of a typical home in Xinaliq village. July 2009
Family eating dinner at home. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Bride in the bedroom. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Relatives putting silk on the groom's neck to congratulate him with the marriage. The groom is the center of attention during the wedding, music and dance happens around him, while the bride waits inside the home to be brought out for a brief moment. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Wedding musicians by the tent. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Girl inside a dowry room. Woodens chests are decorated to store dowry of the bride. "Contgratulations on your marriage" is written in red letters on the dowry chest. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Relative of the bride breastfeeding in a quiet room. Fruit is prepared to be laid out for guests. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Family at the doorstep of their home. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Sisters boiling chickpeas for Tikya Bozbash, a meal of mutton, potatos and vegetables cooked in a broth to be served for the wedding guests. Xinaliq village. July 2009
Women making Kelem Dolmasi for the wedding guests. A dish of minced mutton wrapped in cabbage leaves. The village diet mostly consists of mutton based meals. Xinaliq, July 2009
Women making Kelem Dolmasi for the wedding guests. A dish of minced mutton wrapped in cabbage leaves. The village diet mostly consists of mutton based meals. Xinaliq, July 2009
While tents are traditionally set up for men, women tend to eat the wedding meal inside the homes. Xinaliq village. July 2009
