Religion:Kimeshek
Kimeshek (Kazakh: кимешек, Template:Lang-kaa) or Elechek (Kyrgyz: элечек) is a traditional headgear of married women with children in Kazakhstan,[1] Karakalpakstan and Kyrgyzstan. Kimeshek is also worn by Central Asian Jewish women. Uzbek and Tajik women wear a similar headdress called lachak.[2] Kimeshek is made of white cloth, and the edge is full of patterns. Kimeshek might have different designs and colors based on the wearer's social status, age, and family.[1]
In Karakalpakstan, there are two different types of kimeshek, alike in Kazakhstan, only married women wear kimeshek. A red kimeshek, or qızıl kiymeshek, was worn by a younger married woman. A girl preparing for marriage would make the kimeshek herself. As the woman grew older, she would instead wear a white aq kiymeshek. However, she would keep the red kimeshek. The kimeshek was considered very important; it was taboo to give one away.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tursun Gabitov; Dinara Zhanabaeva. Place of National Women's Clothing Fashion Designs in the Formation of Kazakhstan's Image. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. p. 2. http://iph.kz/doc/ru/853.pdf. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ↑ Susan Meller (2018). Silk and Cotton: Textiles from the Central Asia that Was. ABRAMS. ISBN 9781683355571. "Some Jewish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, and Tajik women wore a wimple-like white headdress called a kimeshek (Kazakh, Kyrgyz) or lachak (Uzbek, Tajik)."
- ↑ Marinika Babanazarova (2010). "Textiles of Qaraqalpaqstan and Their Relationship to Central Asian Traditions and the Legacy of Igor Stravinsky". Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings (Textile Society of America) 7: 5. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=tsaconf.
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