This image, attributed to the 1970s, shows a hunter in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan hiding his face with a fox skin cloak.
In the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, harsh winters and cold winds made the use of animal skins a way of protecting against the cold. In addition to keeping the face warm, such a cloak probably helped the hunter to be less noticeable in the wild and get closer to the prey.
Fox skins were also used in the past to…
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This image, attributed to the 1970s, shows a hunter in the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan hiding his face with a fox skin cloak.
In the mountainous regions of Afghanistan, harsh winters and cold winds made the use of animal skins a way of protecting against the cold. In addition to keeping the face warm, such a cloak probably helped the hunter to be less noticeable in the wild and get closer to the prey.
Fox skins were also used in the past to…