Balochi clothing
The clothing of the Baloch people 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 troser[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 by Pashtuns. 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]
Mahtab Norouzi was an Iranian Baluchi master artisan, she was known for her textiles and women's clothing .[7][8][9]
Balochi traditional dress
Balochi cultural girl
File:Balochi National dress use as a uniform in Taftan air.
Baloch women
Baluchi dress
Balochi embroidery
Pakistani Baloch Lady
Children in Quetta wearing local embroidery designs
Balochi traditional wear
Turban
Men traditionally wear various styles of the turban known as the "Paag" in balochi language and "Dastaar" in brahui language.[10]
Elders of Kirani Quetta in turbans and hats
Pakistani Baloch
Traditional Balochi dresses
Balochi shoes
Balochi Shoes
Balochi bags
Balochi Thela
References
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- "Baloch Culture.Net". Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- Nadiem, Ihsan. H. [(2007) Balochistan: land, history, people
- DostPakistan.pk 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
- Pakistan Year Book, Volume 20 (1992)
- "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.
- "Norouzi Dress Design" [Pakistan First Time Balochi Design Present a Nourouzi Design]. zarnisha. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- Balochistan Through the Ages: Tribes (1979)