The shoes of the master were made of various types of leather, which the artisans charmgar-kunchilar crafted from sheep (charm), goat (kairok, buzi), ox (bulgar) and other skins. The leather was coloured in different colours.
The children wore kavushi, boots ichigi, muki, chorik and other types of footwear. Children’s “ichigi makhsi” were sewn from soft reddish-brown leather. From the beginning of the twentieth century, leather kavushi began to be supplanted by rubber factory galoshes with a low heel and a closed pointed-toed front. They were produced by Russian factories for sale in Central Asia. Leather kavushi was preserved in ritual apparel, in particular, a burial suit.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Collection of the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan" (Volume XXVII) in the series "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan".
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