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Indonesia: A Karo woman of northern Sumatra in traditional costume c. 1910.

Indonesia: A Karo woman of northern Sumatra in traditional costume c. 1910.

The Karo, or Karonese, are the indigenous people of the Karo Plateau in North Sumatra. They belong linguistically to the Batak people but often consider themselves as separate. They speak the Batak Karo language.