Traditional Dresses Of Gilgit Baltistan

Traditional Dresses Of

Gilgit Baltistan

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Women Caps

Phartsun/Nating

The customs of wearing caps by Gilgit Baltisan

women have a unique feature of its cultural

heritage

Types of Women Caps

Women caps are basically three types

Modern Cap Balti Cap Iraghi Cap

Jewelry

The piece of jewelry worn in the front of cap

called

SILSILA in Shina Language

SILLA in Burushaski Language

TUMAR in Balti Language

Types of Men Caps

Men usually wear three types of caps

KHOI (Gilgiti Cap) Nating (Balti Cap) FARZIN (Hunza Cap)

Tuft Feathers / Flower

The people of Hunza and Baltistan usually

adorn a flower on the front side of the cap while

the Gilgiti (Sheens) use a Tuft Feathers on the

front of the cap

Balti Women Dress

The traditional balti dress is

colorful mostly red having silver

or golden boundaries

Gilgit & Hunza Women Dress

The women of Hunza/Gilgit

wear dresses usually

loose,colorful and FRAQ type

little difference that these type

of dresses are short with

colorful bounder sand usually

not fitting from upper side

Gilgit Men Dress

● White Caps with aFar

Gamburiat the frontside

● Shalwar Qameez

● Long Cloak Chugha which may

be short or in jacket style

Hunza Men Dress

● Caps with flower at the front

side

● Woolen Robe having long

sleeves

● A colorful belt tied up along the

waist known as Oshchum

Baltistan Men Dress

● A cone shape cap known as

Nating usually white is wear

● A small piece of shall also

used to hang over the

shoulder or neck

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