Xamo Gyaise

Country: 
Tibet
Nation: 
Tibetans
Male

The name of this summer hat comes from four symmetrical U-shaped flaps, making this piece look like the treukh; it is a very common kind of hats in Central Asia (this is where it came to Russia from). Xamo Gyaise (in some places it is also called the ‘usha-pahr’) is usually made of black or blue woolen cloth decorated with gold satin patterns in the form of leaves or wavy lines. Men’s headresses is cylindrical in shape and it has a fairly high crown, while women’s tend to be lower and slightly oval. Xamo Gyaise are common in all regions of Tibet being the most distinctive headdress throughout the Himalayas.

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