THE PEOPLE OF THE WILDERNESS 



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Photograph by Eugene Lee Stewart 



A CAPTAIN IN THE MONGOLIAN ARMY 



He is wearing his state robes and wooden beads and is ready for attendance upon an 

 outdoor religious ceremony. The chief difference between the garments of the men and the 

 women is that the former gird themselves with a belt. The usual word for woman in Mon- 

 golia is "beltless." 



