Posts by Blckwntr
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This dress is from my culture. We are not Eastern European, that came after the genocide of my people purported by Russia after a 100 year war that ended in mid 1800's and we lost our nation. We are the indigenous people of that region and have been forgotten about by the world. The "military style" type decor have been long used by royally in Persia, turkey and numerious regions of the Caucasus mountains (families of princely origin or aristocracy. Our DNA is highly specific but we are not European. We likely came from ancient mesopotamia so middle eastern is probably more accurate but the region we are from was/ is called "Asia minor" once Russia took over we have largely become obsolete our culture and Nation destroyed. There is a lot of misinformation about us as a whole sadly but as a whole no one really cares anymore. We are primarily Muslim and I imagine anyone who learned about our culture, language and customs would be in for a shock due to usually lumping us in the same category as Russia or Europe.
Oh, the chest decor were once used as fasteners like a button or hook and eye. :)
Hope this helps with some info.
