Portrait of Kubaro Babaeva, a clay toy expert from Bukhara. She was a close family friend of photographer Behzod Boltayev. Until the end of her life, she sculpted toys from red and blue clay: children’s whistles.

Credits Behzod Boltaïev (Uzbekistan, @b_photo_gallery)

This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of …”, where we present photographers from Central Asia and their work. To learn more about Behzod Boltayev and his work, check this article!

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