Balochi clothing
The clothing of the people of Baluchistan, Pakistan consists of various styles of kameez and shalwar, turban, shoes and head scarfs.
Men's Balochi suit[]
The men's shalwar kameez consists of a very baggy shalwar[1] which uses large lengths of cloth.[2] The kameez is also loose,[3] which traditionally is long with long sleeves[4] The Balochi shalwar kameez is similar to the styles worn in Afghanistan. The present Balochi shalwar kameez replaced the earlier version which consisted of a robe to the ankles and a shalwar using cloth of up to 40 yards.
Balochi male shalwar kameez.Quetta.1867
Traditional Balochi suits
Tribal Elders, April 1896
Women's Balochi suit[]
The female Balochi suit consists of the head scarf, long dress and a shalwar. Balochi women wear loose dresses which are embroidered in local designs which include Balochi silk-thread chain-stitch embroidery.[5] Balochi embroidery alone has 118 different basic designs.[6]
Balochi traditional dress
Baloch women
Baluchi dress
Balochi embroidery
Pakistani Baloch Lady
Children in Quetta wearing local embroidery designs
Malookan, Pakistani Baloch embroidery artist
Balochi traditional wear
Turban[]
Men traditionally wear various styles of the turban known as the pagri.[7]
Elders of Kirani Quetta in turbans and hats
Pakistani Baloch
Traditional Balochi dresses
Balochi shoes[]
Balochi Shoes
Balochi bags[]
Balochi Thela
See also[]
- Sindhi dress
- Shalwar kameez
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clothing
References[]
- ^ Postans, Thomas (1843) Personal Observations on Sindh: The Manners and Customs of Its Inhabitants; and Its Productive Capabilities [1]
- ^ "Baloch Culture.Net". Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ Nadiem, Ihsan. H. [(2007) Balochistan: land, history, people [2]
- ^ DostPakistan.pk [3] but now can also be knee length.
- ^ Peter J. Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Ann Mills (2003) South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka [4]
- ^ Pakistan Year Book, Volume 20 (1992)
- ^ Balochistan Through the Ages: Tribes (1979)
- Pakistani clothing by ethnicity
- Pakistani culture
- Baloch culture