Medieval Tales of the Lop Basin 



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Photos by Ellsworth Huntington 

 CHANTOS OF THE OASIS OF KHOTAN GATHERED FOR THE WEEKLY SUMMER FETE IN 

 HONOR OF THE LIFE-GIVING RIVER 



The woman in the foreground (right) suffers from goitre, a common malady, said to be due 

 to malicious genii who grip people by the throat while they are sleeping 



