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Ornament gornykh tadzhikov Darvaza (Ornaments of the mountain Tajiks in Darvaz) is a work by a Russian traveler and scholar on the material culture of the region of Darvaz, also known as mountainous Bukhara (in present-day Tajikistan). The work focuses on two sets of objects, embroidery and stockings. The book begins with an overview of the area and its population. Northern Darvaz is located on the western side of the Pamir Plateau and on the right bank of the Panj River (parts of which form a border between present-day Afghanistan ...