There were two of Karakalpak kiymesheks: kyzyl (red) kimeshek – for young women and aq (white) kiymeshek for the elderly. The kiymeshek had the shape of a hood with a hole for the face. In large scale it looked like a rhomb as an ancient symbol of mothers, fertility and childbirth.
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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