Family Heirlooms of Nadide Emiruseinova: A Long Road Home

An ancient Quran, a woman’s belt of fine filigree work, and embroidered maramas — the family heirlooms of Nadide Emiruseinova. Each of them preserves the memory of loved ones and tells its part of the family’s history, which was forcibly deported from Crimea in May 1944 These items spent decades away from home. They were carefully preserved so that one day they would return to their homeland together with the family.