Baloch traditional clothing (Balochi:جامگ، پوچ) is a historical and contemporary aspect of Baloch heritage and deep association between the traditional dress and Baloch ethnic identity.[1]
The clothing of the Baloch people consists of various styles of kameez and shalwar, turban, shoes and head scarfs. Balochi embroidery decorations on dresses is a tradition in Baloch culture including Balochi cap, jackets, belts, ladies purse, shoulder bags, and many other items.[2]
Statue of a Baloch man and woman with Balochi clothing - Zahedan
Background
Dress code and personal upkeeping are among the cultural values, which distinguish a Baloch from others. The Baloch dress and personal upkeeping very much resemble the Parthian ways. Surprisingly, no significant changes can be observed in the Balochi dress since the ancient times.[3]
Baloch clothing is derived from Parthian clothing, especially Baloch men's pants[4] are very wide like Parthian pants, but narrow near the hem or hem, and twisting causes folds in it.[5][6][7]
Balochi needlework or Balochi embroidery, which is used on Balochi women's clothing, in some sources, the beginning of this art is 100 to 200 years before Islam, and the available evidence indicates that this method of sewing has been common among the Baloch people since the beginning of Islam, and in The Ilkhanate era, especially the Timurid and Safavid eras, has reached its peak.[8]
Men's Balochi suit
Baloch men wear a dress named Jameh or Jamak. It consists of two parts; one is upper body clothing and the other is a loose skirt reaching to the knee. trouser(shalwar) has approximately 2.2 m wide.[9]
The men's shalwar kameez consists of a very baggy shalwar troser[10] which uses large lengths of cloth.[11] The kameez is also loose,[12] which traditionally is long with long sleeves.[13]
Chakan doz is a hand-embroidered hat of the nobles, this type of hat is made of fabric on which needlework is done.[14]
Shawl(Balochi:شال) is a woolen coat worn in winter.[15]
The female Balochi suit consists of the head scarf, long dress and a shalwar(Pajamak). Balochi women wear loose dresses which are Balochi needlework and embroidered in local designs which include Balochi silk-thread chain-stitch embroidery.[16]
Serig: It is a kind of big rectangular scarf that is decorated with embroidery.
Footwear: Baloch women use four types of shoes, namely Sawas, Mochi, Katuk and Takkul.
Balochi embroidery alone has 118 different basic designs.[17]
Baloch women use a large scarf to cover their heads called a sareg.[18]
Mahtab Norouzi was an Iranian Baluchi master artisan, she was known for her textiles and women's clothing.[19][20][21]
Balochi traditional dress
Balochi cultural girl
Balochi dress with Balochi embroidery
File:Balochi National dress use as a uniform in Taftan air.
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^Afshar, Iraj (1992). Balochistan and its ancient civilization (in Persian). سازمان چاپ و انتشارات وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامى،. pp. 405 & 406.
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^Nasseri, Abdollah (1980). The culture of the Baloch people (in Persian). S.n.]،. p. 168.
^Heidari, Zahra (2016-11-13). "سوزندوزی بلوچ، هنری ریشهدار در تاریخ" [Baloch embroidery, an art rooted in history]. ایسنا (ISNA) (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
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^DostPakistan.pk [3] but now can also be knee length.
^Afshar, Iraj (1992). Balochistan and its ancient civilization (in Persian). سازمان چاپ و انتشارات وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامى،. pp. 405 & 406.
^Afshar, Iraj (1992). Balochistan and its ancient civilization (in Persian). سازمان چاپ و انتشارات وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامى،. pp. 405 & 406.
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^"Music of Makran: Traditional Fusion from Coastal Balochistan" (PDF). Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^"استاد سوزندوزي بلوچ درگذشت" [The master of Baloch needlework died]. ایسنا (ISNA) (in Persian). 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
^"مهتاب نوروزی، مشهورترین سوزن دوز بلوچ درگذشت" [Mahtab Norouzi, the most famous Baloch needlewoman, has died]. BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
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^Baloch, Mumtaz A.; Ali, Imdad; Baloch, Hamid Ali (20 December 2017). "WHAT IS BALOCHISTAN'S COTTAGE INDUSTRY WORTH? A SOCIO- ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE ČAWAŢ (CHAWAT) MANUFACTURING BUSINESS IN QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN". University of Balochistan. 9 (1): 76–91.
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