"Costumes And Costume Culture 13" Kirgiz Costumes [Map]

They live in Kirgiz Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Western Xinjiang.

It is a traditional animal husbandry nation. Their material life is closely related to animal husbandry. Clothing, food and daily living have the characteristics of nomadic life style.

Livestock's fur and woollen fabrics are their main clothing materials.

Clothing style, male to robe type, women mostly in skirt.

Kirgiz people love red, followed by

And blue.

It is reflected in costumes, paintings, decorations and handicrafts. It is a good reflection of the Kirgiz people's open, warm and bold national character.

In the form of clothing, men wore white embroidered lace collar shirts, sheepskin or black and blue cotton cloth without collar long loops, and also knitted with camel hair, with cuffs and black cloth along the edges.

Leather belt, with a small knife, flint and other objects.

There is also a vertical collar and jacket, which are often worn by herdsmen.

The lower body wears wide trousers, high tube boots, or wrapped in cowhide, called "Qiao Yu Yi" shoes.

Kirgiz men wear white felt hat made of wool (Parke) throughout the year, which distinguishes the Kirgiz from their clothing.

The lower edge of the hat is lined with black cloth or black horizontal line. It rolls upwards, exposing the black edge, and has a left or right opening or no opening, with dome and square top.

Fur cap with fox fur or sheepskin in winter.

All seasons are green, purple, blue or black dome cap, with high top roll along leather cap or felt hat.

The woman wore a jacket, wide without collar, long above her knees, and silver, with a pleated skirt with fur on the lower end.

There are also those who wear a dress, with a small pleat on the lower end and a black shoulder or "loop" in the coat.

Young women wear red dresses, wearing red velvet dome or top red, otter fur cap with beads, Tassels and feathers. They are mostly red and green scarves, while old women are still white.

The embroidered pattern of women's high leather boots is embroidered.

Unmarried women comb many pigtails, and tie two braids after marriage.

The silver chains or silver coins, keys and so on are linked together with beads.

Ornaments are mostly silver, with bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, etc. in some areas, they are also decorated with round silver ornaments.

All seasons wear holy "holy hat".

Among numerous

The most typical and most common one is the white felt hat, which is often worn throughout the year and made of woollen felt.

This white felt hat is the most distinctive symbol of the Kirgiz nationality from its costumes. The Kirgiz people cherish it very much and regard it as a "holy hat".

If you do not use it on weekdays, hang it on high or put it on bedclothes, pillows and so on, you can't throw it at will, nor can you trample on your foot, or joke with it.

The Kirgiz wore a white felt hat for a long time.

About the origin of this kind of hat, there is still a beautiful and moving legend in the Kirgiz people.

In ancient times, the Kirgiz had a handsome, brave and resourceful king. During the long campaign, he often felt that his army and people's clothes and caps varied and their horses were multicolored, affecting their military strength and combat effectiveness.

So before the expedition, he summoned forty counsellors and ordered the unification of the horses.

And they need forty days to prepare a uniform hat for every soldier and citizen. This hat should be like a sparkled star, but also like a blooming flower with color. It is like a snowy ice peak and a green mountain ring. It can avoid rain and snow and prevent sand storms.

Thirty-nine days later, thirty-nine of the counsellors were killed one by one because the designed hat failed to meet the king's request.

In the end, a brilliant, clever and capable daughter of the fortieth counsellors was very intelligent, and the white felt hat was designed. The king was very satisfied and ordered the army and the people to wear it. From then on, it was passed on to the present.