What did the kiyimeshek headwear consist of?

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What did the kiyimeshek headwear consist of?

Above the head to the ends of the breast strip of fabric was sewn – a small on-head, in order to kiymeshek better to keep on the head.

What did the kiyimeshek headwear consist of?

The kyzyl kiymeshek was richly decorated with tambour embroidery of colored silk, which had a magical protection.

The kiymeshek consisted of two parts:

•  the front part aldy is a truncated triangle, reaching to the level of the chest and having a cutout for the face; 
• part of the back wrap is a kuyryksha (tail) in the form of a large square piece of silk (with pashshai abr pattern) or grosgrain fabric laid one angle on her head.

You will find more examples of national Uzbek clothes in the book-album "Traditional Uzbek costume on materials of museum and private collections of Uzbekistan (Part 2)" (volume XLIX) from the series "Cultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections".

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