The El Dorado Bride (Gold Pectoral, Macaracas, Azuero, Panama, 1,100-500 before present; Nose & Neck Gold Ornaments, Moche, Peru, 1,900-1,700 before present; Gold Hair Ornament, Lambayeque, Peru, 1,100-900 before present). Self-portrait, 2005

The Yanomami Bride with a Tembe Neck Ornament and a Kayapo Headdress, Amazon, Brazil. Self-portrait, 2005

The Blue Wari Bride with a Mortuary Head of a Pre-Columbian Mummy with Human Hair, 1,400-1,100 years before present, Amazonia. Self-portrait, 2005

The Blue Bride from the Atlas, Self-portrait, 2005

The Tibetan Daimon Bride, XIX th Century. Self-portrait, 2005

The Golden Bride from Fez, Morocco, Self-portrait, 2005

The Karaja Bride with an Urubu Kaapor Labret Ornament, Amazon, Brazil. Self-portrait, 2005

The Bride King of Vicus (North of Peru, 1,800-1,300 years before present) with Gold Ear Ornaments (Quimbaya, Columbia, 1,000-800 years before present) and a Gold Pectoral (Muisca, Columbia, 2,100-1,900 years before present). Self-portrait, 2005

The Maasai Bride Wearing a Warrior’s Face Ruff, Kenya. Self-portrait, 2005

The Red Palestinian Bride, early XX th Century. Self-portrait, 2005

Kimiko Yoshida was born and raised in Japan, she moved to France in 1995 and has been focusing on a mesmerizing series of selfportraits – more than 150 to date – dressed as brides of various cultures throughout history. Found via one by four by nine