Tailor hand embroidering gold thread onto fabric in his tiny booth in the palls (alleyways) of old Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Carpets on sale in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

Close-up of gold embroidery work in a factory in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Close-up of gold work embroidery, Bokhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Example of traditional Zardozi gold embroidery work and stenciled wall decoration, Lutyens style bungalow, New Delhi, India, Asia

Detail of gold embroidery work in embroidery factory, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Muslim Jat tribes with gold nose rings, famous for embroidery work, Kutch district, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Muslim Jat tribes with gold nose rings, famous for embroidery work, Kutch district, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Nigerian chief wearing jewel crown at tribal gathering cultural event at Port Harcourt in Nigeria, West Africa

Dancer in national dress wearing lace mantilla and gold beads in Salamanca, Spain

Embroidery on a priest's garment, Bievres, Essonne, France, Europe

Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

An elderly Uzbek woman with gold teeth, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Woman wearing a golden bonnet at the Gauderfest 2008 Festival, Zell am Ziller, Zillertal Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Portrait of beautiful local woman. dressed in red.