A portrait of Zoya, whose daughter Ainura was kidnapped the previous night from this room by four men. Although devastated at the loss of her daughter, Zoya, a widower, subsequently gave in to pressure from neighbours and relatives to accept the kidnap as a Kyrgyz tradition. Often the decision to leave a daughter with her kidnapper will be an economic one. After marriage a bride is considered to belong to her husband’s family, who will pay for her education and look after all her needs. According to tradition, Zoya would also receive gifts of money and livestock from her future son in law’s family as a way of making peace. Issyk-Kul Oblast, Kyrgyzstan.