Sistani clothing is the traditional and local clothing of the people of Sistan and is derived from culture, geography and thousands of years of coexistence with nature in the past and present.[1][2][3]

Sistani clothing

men's clothing

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Sistani men's clothing includes Turban, hats, shirts and pants. The Turban in the local dialect is called langote, which is mostly white in color.[4] Men's shirts are long and knee-length. These shirts are used in 3 models. Usually, regardless of the shape of the shirt, the pants are also plain or pleated. Silk embroidery is done on the clothes of wealthy people. In the local dialect of Sistan, trousers are called Temu or Tumon, and the shirt is Paner, and the cracked type is called Chel Treez, which consists of at least 34 cracks from the bottom of the sleeve ring down. Also, Sistani men wear a vest over their shirt, which is called a Jalzgah.[5]

Women's clothing

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Sistani women's clothing is also simple and with designs. Women's clothes are long and loose like men's. In addition to their traditional and daily clothes, Sistani women also prepare some kind of clothes for holidays and celebrations. One of the characteristics of Sistani women's daily clothes is a type of needlework that is used on the collar and cuffs of the dress, which is called siah dozi in the local dialect.[6] This outfit consists of a shirt and loose pants. The length of the shirt is below the knee and it is pleated around the waist. They also wear a rectangular headscarf. The clothes for celebrations and happy events, which consist of pleated trousers, a shirt up to the knee with two slits on both sides. They also wear a pleated skirt, which is called Temu, and it is knee-length. The width of the skirt reaches 9 meters. The handle used in this dress is three ears. An example of this dress has also been seen in the traditional clothes of Khorasan women. Also, two-necked shirt, Tajik shirt, lace and chador are part of Sistani women's local clothing.[7][8]

National Register

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Sistani local clothing has been included in the list of spiritual works of Iran and has been registered.[9] Also, Sistani's skill of sewing clothes has been registered with the number 1268 in the list of national works of Iran.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The authenticity of Sistani dress is several thousand years old، ایسنا
  2. ^ لباس اصیل سیستانی، نشان تمدن و اصالت مردم سیستان، باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان
  3. ^ سبک زندگی اقوام، جامه و لباس، شماره: ۱۹۹، ۱۴۰۰/۱۰/۰۶–۱۱:۱۱، نسخه چاپی
  4. ^ Sistani, Mohammad Azam, Anthropology of Sistan, pp. 70-71
  5. ^ Omrani Nasab, Ashraf Al-Sadat (1368). Culture of Iranian people.
  6. ^ Sistani, Mohammad Azam, Anthropology of Sistan, pp. 71-72.
  7. ^ آشنایی با لباس زنان سیستان، همشهری آنلاین
  8. ^ Yacoubi, Hamida. Kadın el sanatları; Sistani kadın kıyafetleri.
  9. ^ لباس محلی سیستان در فهرست آثار ملی معنوی قرار گرفت، اخبار سیستان و بلوچستان
  10. ^ 8 اثر فرهنگی معنوی سیستان وبلوچستان در فهرست آثار ملی کشور ثبت شد، اداره کل میراث فرهنگی،گردشگری و صنایع دستی استان سیستان و بلوچستان