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Hasan, Mumtaz (1967). Stray Thoughts on Economic Development of Pakistan: Selected Speeches. The University of Michigan: Economic Research Academy. p. 32 - "Village-belle, when she got married, fancied herself greatly with a nose-ring delicately equipped with a small gold chain. It also flattered the vanity of the husband as the nose-ring was supposed to be a symbol of his authority over her.".
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"Qaraqalpaq Jewellery". www.qaraqalpaq.com."The Qaraqalpaq term for a nose-ring is a'rebek. A'rebek were one of the few items of Qaraqalpaq jewellery that were usually made of gold."
"Qaraqalpaq Jewellery". www.qaraqalpaq.com."Besides rings and earrings, some of the Nogay women wear a golden ring in the cartilage of the nose so large that it reaches to the lips; and even some of the Tatar women in the city of Astrakhan follow this custom. The women of Kundorov wear this ring in one of their nostrils."
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