National costumes of the peoples of the world can tell a lot about

National costumes of the peoples of the world often carry information about which tribe or tribe their bearer belongs to. Those who did not live long in the same Africa, can not even imagine how much can tell the clothes of one or another representative of this continent, where many different nationalities live. For example, a large Swahili people prefer the cotton cape of orange, brown or green flowers, while the Masai wear fabric in a cage or strip, usually red or blue tones.

National costumes of the peoples of the world can have much in common, even if people live thousands of kilometers apart. Furs of animals are preferred both in hot Africa and in the cold North. For example, the Vasukuma, living near the Victoria Falls, as well as the residents of Tabor and Mwanza, prefer to wear capes made of fur and leather. "Moon people" - vanyamvesi - also make bracelets from the tails of animals that are worn on their feet.

National costumes of the peoples of the world in the northern regions (Yakuts) are also often made of leather and suede, which is conditioned by climatic conditions. They are decorated with skins in the form of trim on the bottom, sleeves, edges of the bead, and this carries a completely utilitarian function - in addition to protect the wardrobe owner from the cold. Traditional clothes of rich Yakuts in past centuries could be finished with silk or woolen fabrics, which were brought from China, while poor clothes were made of thin suede leathers.

National costumes of the peoples of the world in a wide variety are represented on the territory of the Russian Federation and are subject to careful study as carriers of important historical information. In particular, studies of samples of Old Slavic clothing showed that it was encoded in a peculiar way by belonging to a certain tribe, position in society, family status, etc. Also, wardrobe items often acted as guardians for the bearer, his home, and family (usually in the form of embroidery).

National costumes of the peoples of the world, whose photos are displayed on the page, have one more unifying feature - they are simple in cut, because Most of them were created (and created) in the absence of sewing machines, and sometimes needles. As a rule, clothes have a straight or flared down cut, simple straight sleeves or simply a piece of cloth wrapped around the body in one way or another (kimono, sari, tunic).

How are national costumes of the peoples of the world usually decorated? Figures on them often depict animals and plants that are present in this area, sometimes including religious elements. For example, in Mexico, in the San Luis Potosi area, many crosses symbolize the tree of life. It is interesting that the inhabitants of this locality wear brightly colored skeins of wool, coiled in the likeness of a turban ("petob") on their heads. But the skirts of Mexican women from the state of Quintana Roo, as well as their sandals are often decorated with curls in the form of spirals or seashells.

Clothing of this kind is usually worn on holidays. In Europe, at city events, men wear short pants (Bavaria) or kilt skirts (Scotland), which after the festivities are replaced by pants, jeans, suits. In a warm climate, the use of traditional outfits is more common. In the space of the former USSR interest in national costumes appeared after its collapse. In some regions (Turkmenistan), even forced dressing of traditional clothing was ordered by order from above (decrees of Saparmurat Niyazov).