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Title:Waiting for Extinction A Lambani Gypsy Tribal woman, dressed in her daily clothes sits in the shadow of the knowledge that her amazing culture will be extinct soon. The flood of urbanization has led the younger generation to abandon old customs and traditions. As a result, this matriarch is a part of the last generation that wears these beautiful textiles and jewels. This dying form cultural art will soon be relegated to museums and photographs alone. Image is a street shot taken in a 20-home tribal hamlet in South India.
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