Traditional Dresses Of Gilgit Baltistan

1. Traditional Dresses Of
Gilgit Baltistan
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2. Women Caps
Phartsun/Nating
The customs of wearing caps by Gilgit Baltisan
women have a unique feature of its cultural
heritage

3. Types of Women Caps
Women caps are basically three types
Modern Cap Balti Cap Iraghi Cap

4. Jewelry
The piece of jewelry worn in the front of cap
called
SILSILA in Shina Language
SILLA in Burushaski Language
TUMAR in Balti Language

5. Types of Men Caps
Men usually wear three types of caps
KHOI (Gilgiti Cap) Nating (Balti Cap) FARZIN (Hunza Cap)

6. 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

7. Balti Women Dress
The traditional balti dress is
colorful mostly red having silver
or golden boundaries

8. 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

9. Gilgit Men Dress
● White Caps with aFar
Gamburiat the frontside
● Shalwar Qameez
● Long Cloak Chugha which may
be short or in jacket style

10. 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

11. 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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