Chinese National Costume Culture -- Kazakh Dress Culture

　　 Xinjiang Most of the Kazakh people are engaged in animal husbandry, so their clothing is rich in prairie smell, which clearly reflects the characteristics of pastoral areas and their long history and cultural characteristics.

The Kazakh men's clothing is mostly large and strong, mainly made of fur from livestock, making it easy for horse riding and grazing. In winter, there is a fur coat called "Tuen", without cloth, white boards facing the outside, Mao Chao, mostly for herdsmen, with leather collar and waist belt. Winter grazing, put on the "go mark" (fur cap), in order to defend the cold and wind and thunder. If the herdsmen go out for business or visit friends and visit friends, the overcoat with cloth face or suede is generally deep in color, which is mostly black, with a long coat of black sheep with one year old. The coat is light and warm, and the coat is long and the sleeves are long, both horse riding or car riding will not freeze. When wearing such a fur coat, a wide leather belt with silver ornaments was hung around the waist, and a fine knife hung on it. The Kazakh herdsmen, in addition to using animal skins to make underwear, wear long coats in camel's hair. The coat is called "kupp", and the clothes are mostly black corduroy and long sleeves. They are worn when they are walking around the family or in the vicinity.

Kazakh's head is also very rich. Men's hat and style are quite different, but they are different because of different regions and tribes. Kazakh tribes of Kazakh tribes in Yili like to wear a round white felt hat in summer, with a brim on the brim and a black edge, with a square hat. On the green grassland, this snow-white felt hat is particularly dazzling, giving people a romantic and natural feeling. The Kazakh people in Aletai do not wear such a hat. In summer, they have a white towel or triangular cloth on their heads, similar to the white towels on the heads of Shanxi farmers. Kazakh herdsmen buckle white cloth or towels on their forehead, and their heads are exposed.

In winter, they wear a "three leaf" fox fur cap with drooping left, right, and three sides. The top is slightly pointed, and there are four sides. The inside of the hat is fox fur, and the hat is made of red, green, purple and yellow satin. Wearing such a fur cap can keep the neck in a tight and warm manner. The winter in Aletai area lasted for half a year, and it was very cold in China. So this kind of hat is very suitable for the herdsmen in Aletai.

The decoration of Kazakh women is also gorgeous. They usually like to wear colorful dress and shoulder. Women's Clothes & Accessories There are obvious differences between age and premarital marriage. Girls dress up more brightly before marriage, wear purple red dress, suit upper body, black and purplish red shoulders, and their front shoulders are full of colored buttons, silver ornaments and silver dollar ornaments. Walking on the road clang, funny.

The young girl also wore a round flower cap, which was full of beads and gold and silver. The top of the hat was inserted with a handful of owl feathers. It was very beautiful as a lucky sign. After marriage, women decorate more simply than girls, but they still wear colorful dresses and scarves, but do not wear any decorations on their chest. After middle age, they need to wear scarves on their heads, and scarves are mostly made of white cloth. Besides their faces, their neck, chest and back are all strictly covered. There are also patterns on the scarves worn by younger women, and no embroidery patterns on older ones. So the Kazakh women's costume can also tell the difference between marriage and age. {page_break}

Kazakh traditional costumes

Kazakh women Headwear

Women of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang have unique decorations and decorations, which are closely related to their lives. Kazakh women's headwear is as colorful and unique as their lives. Their headdresses and costumes are chosen by age. The big girls mainly wear the "hooker" hat, the "Erke hat" and the square scarf. The adornments on these heads are colourful and embroidered with beautiful patterns, which add a bit of beauty to the girls. "Komptaya Ya" is a round bucket hat made of red, green and black flannelette. The top is embroidered with gold thread. It is also decorated with beads and beautiful feathers, and a handful of owls are plugged into the feather. "Table Ke" is also a round hat made of cloth, silk and water otter skin. It is decorated more luxuriant. Besides the feather with the owl on the top of the hat, it is decorated with beads and agate, and it looks dazzling. If it is not for holidays and going out, the girls will only wrap "square scarves" at home. The four corners of the scarf are embroidered with various patterns.

The prettiest head decoration is a kind of pointed hat worn by a girl when she gets married. She has felt, with a felt in her hat, a cloth embroidered on her face, or a silk fabric, embroidered with a pattern of flowers and decorated with sparkling gold and silver jewelry. The front of the hat is still hung with beads on her face. She will wear this hat within a year after marriage, and only after a year can she change her scarf. Women born with children and middle-aged women wear a scarf called "Kyi Mi Ke Ke". The scarf is large and wide, covering the head, shoulders and waist, reaching directly below the buttocks. After wearing it, it only exposes the eyes, mouth and nose, and the other places are covered with severity. The older women wore "Kyi Mi Ke", with no designs and patterns, but younger ones wore patterns and patterns on the chest and top. Such head decorations make it easy to distinguish middle-aged and elderly women.

The little girls wore a little flower hat, which was decorated with jewellery and agate at the top of the red and purplish red cap, and the owls' feathers were also inserted. Owl feathers are considered auspicious by Kazakh people, and they also symbolize courage and firmness. So before the girl was married, the headgear was plugged with owl feathers.