Marketplace of Si Ma Cai; you meet here a lot of tribal people like Flower Hmong, Black Phu La, Nung Ing, Thu Lao, ...
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Ещё о прическах.Теперь монгольская "хавтгай". Спасибо огромное ariyatan за информацию,без её помощи я бы ничего не нашла. "Головной убор состоял из прически (хабтагай), при устройстве которой пряди волос в верхней части (по сторонам головы) были склеены в тонкие, широкие, полукруглые полосы…
Camel trader/seller Sujanaram Dewasi with his friend from Jalore, Rajasthan. Wearing traditional waist length angrakhas. October 2014, Pushkar
India - Traditional dances and culture of the Brokpa people - A tribal community in the Dha-Hanu valley of Ladakh. Drokpa (or Brokpa) community is considered as the last race of Aryans, confined to the Dha valley. Their features are pure Indo Aryan and they have preserved their racial purity down the centuries. Their culture and religious practices are very similar to ancient pre- Buddhist religion known as Bon-Chos. Both the men and women folk adorn headgears made with handpicked fresh flowers, every single day.
Hello all. Today we are going to cover the folk costume of the Anatri Chuvash. The Chuvash live in the mid-Volga region, like the various peoples we have been covering. They live in the Chuvash republic, which is indicated in dark blue on the map above, south of the Mari, shown in red, north of the Mordvin Republic, shown in brown, and west of Tatarstan, shown in bright green. In fact, they also live scattered over a wide area south and east of the Chuvash Republic as well, as shown by the following map. In these other areas, they live in enclaves surrounded by Tatars, Bashkir, Moksha and Russians. The capitol of the Chuvash Republic is Cheboksary, and this is their flag. The Chuvash, unlike the other Volga peoples we have so far addressed, are a Turkic People, but one that has been seperated from the other Turkic peoples for a very long time. Their language occupies a separate branch from all other extant Turkic languages, and their culture and folk art makes it clear that they have been in close contact with the Finnic Peoples of the Volga for a long time as well. The costume we will address today is that of the lowland, or Anatri Chuvash, who live in the southeastern part of the Chuvash Republic, as well as some of the scattered areas shown in the map. Here is the costume of a couple of young unmarried Anatri Chuvash. As you can see, the girl's costume is based on the chemise, as we would expect, with the addition of an apron, ornaments hanging from the sash, neck and shoulder, and a helmet shaped headdress covered in beads and coins, which is called a tukhya, which sometimes has a point on top. This seems to be a very ancient Turkic custom, the headdress for girls in Turkmenistan is similar, and the Kazakh and Kirghiz equivalent seem to be derived from the same.This may be connected with the very old Turkic legend of the Princess Gulaim and her fourty maiden warriors, known as the Kirk Kiz. [Sounds like a Disney Movie waiting to be made.] Here is another view of a tukhya, showing more closely the decorative coins and jewelry. You will notice that the girl's chemise is ornamented with minimal embroidery, but has applique of red ribbon And if you look closely at this photo, you will notice that the design on the chest is asymmetrical, which is often the case for the Chuvash girl's costume, and very unusual elsewhere. Here is an old photo of some Chuvash children in everyday clothes, notice the distinctly asymmetrical design on the chemise of the girl on the left. And here is a modern example, this is the work of the well known embroiderer, Evgenia Zhacheva. This girl is holding some of the embroidery for which the Chuvash are famous. In contrast, the woman's chemise is embroidered, as in this example drawn by Max Tilke from a museum specimen in Germany. You will notice the rosettes embroidered over the breasts, these are very typical, only found on the chemises of married women, and are known as keske. As you can see, the tunic is of the typical cut of the region. The keske are very famous, and were often cut out of chemises and exhibited in Russian and other museums. Here i will pet one of my peeves, that the collectors would cut right next to the embroidery, so that the placement was lost, and the cloth ravels. [unprintable expletive] Here is an example of such collected keske, of which the designs were many, as you can see. Here is another example of the woman's chemise worn alone, the keske being very visible. And here is an example of a woman in full dress, with apron and the headcloth known as the surpan wrapped around the head over an embroidered headpiece called the masmak. You will also notice that she is wearing footcloths and birchbark shoes over them. This was worn by those who could not afford boots. Here is an example of an embroidered apron, although, as you can see from the above photos, sometimes the apron was made of cloth with woven designs. Another type of woman's headress was more widespread and is known as the khushpu. This takes many shapes, and may look similar to the tukhya, but is always open on top, and has a long piece which hangs down the back. It is worn over the surpan, which is wrapped around the head, with both ends hanging in back. Here are front and back views of a full woman's costume. You will also notice the beaded, embroidered and coin covered ornaments hanging from the neck and the sash, as is so typical of this region. The Mens costume, as for the other peoples in the mid Volga region, consists of a shirt, linen or woolen pants, a woven sash, and footwear, as shown in the photos above and here You will notice that the shirt opens on the right side, opposite that of the Russians, and the same as the old Persian shirts, although shirts that open in the center are also known. Here is a schematic drawn by Max Tilke of a shirt, closeup view of the embroidery, as well as part of a keske. This was also drawn from a museum specimen in Germany. On special or ceremonial occasions, men would wear a caftan over the shirt, which was highly embroidered, and had designs made by applique of red ribbon, as in the following example. He is a accompanied by a girl in full costume holding a bridal veil over her head. Thank you once more for visiting my blog, this will conclude the series on the Volga peoples. The Tatars and Bashkir also live in this area, but their costumes are derived from central Asia, as they arrived in the region much later, although they undoubtedly mixed with the indigenous people who lived there previously. I am always open to suggestions as far as subjects to research, or commissions to make or embroider folk costume pieces or other items. Take these traditions and create from them, do not let them be forgotten. Feel free to contact me with requests for research. I hope to eventually cover all of Europe and the Former Russian Empire/Soviet Union. I also gratefully accept tips on source materials which i may not have. I also accept commissions to research/design, sew, and/or embroider costumes or other items for groups or individuals. Roman K. :[email protected] Source Material: V. Nikolaev et al 'Chuvash Tume Avallakhran Payanlakha' [The Chuvash Costume from Ancient to Modern Times] Cheboksary, 2002 Evgenia Zhacheva, 'Chuvash Terri' [Chuvash Embroidery], Cheboksary, 2006 E. Medzhitova et al. 'Chuvash Khalakh Iskusstva' [Chuvash Folk Art], Cheboksary, 1981 Max Tilke, 'East European Costumes' London, 1926 N. Kalashnikova et al, 'National Costumes of the Soviet Peoples' Moscow, 1990 T. Razina et al, 'Folk Art in the Soviet Union', Leningrad, 1990 L. Molotova et al, 'Folk Art of the Russian Federation', Leningrad, 1981
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Hello all, Today i will talk a bit about the women's Costume of the central Dalmatian Coast. There are several variants of this costume, but I have more information on the what is considered the daily costume of Split than any of the others, so I will cover it in more detail. The formal 'Town Costume' which is more well known, will be the subject of my next posting. This costume first developed in a village on the very outskirts of Split called Veli Varoš, but has been adopted by the town dwellers today as well. The photo above shows one of the festive or dress versions of the costume on the right and the 'daily' costume on the left. Here is another photo of the everyday costume. The pad on her head is so that she can carry loads on it. Here is a rear view of both the daily and formal costume of Split. This outfit is quite typical of the woman's costumes of the central Adriatic coast. There are similar costumes worn, among other places, on Otok Pag, in Vrsi, in Pakoštane, on Otok Murter, In Omiš, and even in Boka Kotorska, a Croatian enclave on the coast of Montenegro. The jacket is an optional piece of clothing with all of these costumes. The daily costume of Split consists of a linen chemise, long, finely pleated skirt, seperate bodice in this case, and an apron which is also pleated. The skirt and apron both have several horizontal tucks as well as being pleated. The base of the costume is the chemise, here called košuja, which has a very typical cut. In Split, the sleeves are gathered into cuffs, in contrast with some of the others shown above. Under the influence of city dress, a petticoat, the šotana, is worn over the chemise. This is also of linen. It is long, full, and has a couple of horizontal tucks. In Split, again unlike Pag, Pakoštan or Murter,but like Omiš, the bodice is seperate from the skirt. It is called korpet, has a high neckline and overlaps in front. For daily wear it is made of simple or even home-woven cloth. Notice the round silver buttons, typical of much of central Dalmatia. These were especially associated with Šibenik, and may be small or large, simple or very fancy. Similar buttons are found in the north of Sardinia as well. The skirt called brnica, is ankle length, tends to be dark in color and is finely pleated. If you look closely at the skirt on the right, you will see that it is woven in narrow stripes. The front of the skirt, which is covered by the apron, is not pleated. This is very common in Folk Dress. The skirt is quite full, about 4.5 meters or so. An apron is always worn with this outfit. There seems to be a preference for quiet browns and dark colors, with stripes woven into the cloth, ribbons sewn on and many horizontal tucks, after which the entire apron is pleated. A small scarf may be worn over the shoulders. This costume is worn with high shoes and knit stockings A wide array of elaborate jewelry is worn in this region, but the daily costume of Split generally has little accessorization. The formal or festive costume is another matter. I hope you have found this interesting. I find that most folk costumes are quite attractive. Feel free to contact me with requests for research. I hope to eventually cover all of Europe and the Former Russian Empire/Soviet Union. I also gratefully accept tips on source materials which i may not have. I also accept commissions to research/design, sew, and/or embroider costumes or other items for groups or individuals. I also choreograph and teach folk dance. Roman K. [email protected] Source Material: Ilda Vidovic-Begonja, 'Narodna Nošnja Splita', Zagreb, 1988 Ivankovic & Sumenic, 'Croatian National Costumes', Zagreb, 2001 Vladimir Kirin, 'Narodne Nošnje Jugoslavije - Hrvatska', Zagreb, 1986 Ribaric/Szenczi, 'Vezak Vezla - Croatian Folk Embroidery', Zagreb, 1973 Jelka Ribaric et al, 'The Folk Costumes of Croatia', Zagreb, 1975 Walter Kolar, 'Croatians - Costumes they Wear', Pittsburgh, 1975 Nikola Pantelic, 'Traditional Arts and Crafts in Yugoslavia', Belgrade, 1984 Vladimir Salopek, 'Folk Costumes and Dances of Yugoslavia, Zagreb, 1987 Mariana Gusic, 'Traditional Femole [sic] Headgear in Croatian Folk Costume', Zagreb Postcards in personal collection
布依族少女, This girl was one of the most beautifull I found at Buyi minority 6th of June Celebration, she was in Buyi traditional costume, Zhenfeng, Guizhou, China
