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Couldn't find a source for this image online (original) to tell whether it is AI or real...but this is some really cool shit for sure
I did find a similar(but less stylized) image on a blog using the wayback machine...this is definitely real and she is definitely wearing a stylish outfit and some makeup
https://web.archive.org/web/20140129150537im_/http://keenonkyrgyzstan.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/imgp4549-e1290841578411.jpg?w=600&h=903
Articles I found:
https://kahwailin.com/kazakh-eagle-hunters-in-mongolia/
https://www.svidensky.com/projects/the-eagle-huntress
https://visitworldheritage.com/en/eu/eagle-hunters-of-kazakhstan/e5be9e5a-d051-44ef-81fa-9d27ebc72a82