Re: Independence Day Celebration: Aug 11-17 : Arts and Craft of Pakistan
Old Pakistani tribal women dress
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Traditional dress of women of Kalash in Rumbur, Chitral
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Kalash is a tribe found in 3 valleys Rumbur, Bumburet and Birir. They are a warrior like people who ruled from near Kabul to the Lowari Pass. They are not Muslims but follow their own way of life and there is only a few thousand Kalasha left as many have converted to Islam, the majority religion in the region. If they change religion they are no longer considered Kalasha. Non-Kalash women do not wear the black dress with voluminous embroidery.
*The women wear voluminous black or brown dresses reaching to ground, bound at the waist with a sash. Over thin plaits they wear headpieces decorated with cowrie shells, beads, buttons and coins. Ceremonial versions can be spectacular with exotic embroidery, mounds of bead necklaces, bells and plumes. The women often decorate faces with mulberry-juice *
tattoo’s, or pomegranate.
Traditional Sindi Dress for women with sindhi embroidery work.
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Traditional Sindi Topi for men and sindhi shawl known as Ajrak.
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Ajrak
Ajrak is a name given to a unique form of shawls and tiles found in Sindh, Pakistan. These shawls display special designs and patterns made using block printing by stamps. Common colours used while making these patterns may include but are not limited to blue, red, black and yellow. Over the years, ajraks have become a symbol of the Sindhi culture and pride.
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