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Tocharian clothing refers to
File:Donor figures from Kizil Cave 189.png, Tocharian donors, Kizil Cave 189
File:Prince Tottika of Kucha with his wife Svayamprabhā, accompanied by two monks, Maya Cave 205, Kizil.jpg, King
Tocharian clothing refers to clothing
Clothing (also known as clothes, apparel, and attire) are items worn on the body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural ...
worn by the Tocharians
The Tocharians, or Tokharians ( US: or ; UK: ), were speakers of Tocharian languages, Indo-European languages known from around 7600 documents from around 400 to 1200 AD, found on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin (modern Xinjiang, China). ...
. A series of murals from Kizil, Kizilgaha and Kumtura
The Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves ( zh, t=庫木吐喇千佛洞, s=, p=Kùmùtǔlǎ Qiānfódòng) (also Qumtura) is a Buddhist cave temple site in the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China. The site is located some 25 km west of Kucha, Kuqa C ...
caves depicting Kuchean
Kuchean (also known as Tocharian B or West Tocharian) was a Western member of Tocharian branch of Indo-European languages, extinct from ninth century. Once spoken in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia. Tocharian B shows an internal chronological de ...
royalties, knights, swordsmen and donors
A donor in general is a person, organization or government which donates something voluntarily. The term is usually used to represent a form of pure altruism, but is sometimes used when the payment for a service is recognized by all parties as rep ...
have provided the best source of information on Tocharian costume. Their clothes were made of colourful, richly patterned fabric; a single- or double-lapel, belted caftan
A kaftan or caftan (; fa, خفتان, ) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, ''kaftan'' instead refers to a style of men's l ...
was very popular. This type of clothing was referred to as East Sassanid costume () by Albert von Le Coq
Albert von Le Coq (; 8 September 1860 Berlin, Prussia – 21 April 1930 Berlin, Germany) was a Prussian/German brewery owner and wine merchant, who at the age of 40 began to study archaeology.''Schatzjagd an der Seidenstraße.'' A film by Susanne ...
. However, Mariachiara Gasparini argued that the style was under various influences, which can not be easily categorised as being strictly "Sasanian
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...
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According to Mariachiara Gasparini:
Plaid textiles recovered from the Taklamakan Desert
The Taklimakan or Taklamakan Desert (; zh, s=塔克拉玛干沙漠, p=Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Такәламаган Шамә; ug, تەكلىماكان قۇملۇقى, Täklimakan qumluqi; also spelled Taklimakan and Te ...
are of similar appearance to and are made with similar weaving techniques as textiles discovered at the Celtic sites of Hallstatt
Hallstatt ( , , ) is a small town in the district of Gmunden, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Situated between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif, the town lies in the Salzkammergut ...
and Hallein
Hallein () is a historic town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is the capital of Hallein district.
Geography
The town is located in the ''Tennengau'' region south of the City of Salzburg, stretching along the Salzach river in the shadow of ...
.
Gallery
Tottika
Tottika (circa 550-600 CE) was a king of the Tarim Basin state of Kucha in the second half of the 6th century CE. He appears in a mural of the Maya Cave of the Kizil Caves, with his wife Svayamprabhā, accompanied by two monks and other attendan ...
of Kucha with his wife Svayaṃprabhā, accompanied by two monks, Maya Cave (group II), Kizil 205
File:Murals with Princes. Kucha.jpg, Princes of Kucha, Cave of the Devil, Kizil 199
File:Sixteen Sword-bearers.jpg, Sixteen swordsmen, Cave of the Sixteen Sword-Bearers, Kizil 8
File:Maya Cave 224, Tocharian Prince mourning the Buddha.jpg, Tocharian prince, Maya Cave (group III), Kizil 224
File:Cave of the Painters, Painters.jpg, Painters wearing the so-called "East Sassanid costume", Cave of the Painters, Kizil 207
File:Kizil 16, sword-bearing devotee.jpg, One of the sword-bearers, in right-lapelled caftan, Kizil.
File:Man with turban, Cave 8, Kizil.jpg, Man with a turban, from the side wall of the main cella, Kizil.
File:Donors, Kizilgaha cave 14, Kucha.jpg, Tocharian donors, Kizilgaha Cave 14
File:Donors from Kumtura Caves.jpg, Tocharian donors, Kumtura Caves
The Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves ( zh, t=庫木吐喇千佛洞, s=, p=Kùmùtǔlǎ Qiānfódòng) (also Qumtura) is a Buddhist cave temple site in the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China. The site is located some 25 km west of Kucha, Kuqa Co ...
See also
*Armenian dress
The Armenian Taraz ( hy, տարազ, ''taraz'';), also known as Armenian traditional clothing, reflects a rich cultural tradition. Wool and fur were utilized by the Armenians along with the cotton that was grown in the fertile valleys. During the ...
* Azerbaijani clothing
Azerbaijani traditional clothing ( az, Azərbaycan milli geyimi) is the traditional attire of the Azerbaijani people. It is closely connected to its history, religious culture and national identity.
Costumes and dresses are of great importance i ...
* Byzantine dress
Byzantine dress changed considerably over the thousand years of the Empire, but was essentially conservative. Popularly, Byzantine dress remained attached to its classical Greek roots with most changes and different styles being evidenced in the ...
* Central Asian clothing
In Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, and as well as Afghanistan the tunic and loose trousers ensemble forms part of traditional costume. Men will wear turbans or hats with their tunics and sirwals whilst women ...
* Parthian dress
The Parthian dress, represented by the Parthians, became the common clothing in the Ancient Near East during the Arsacid era (247 BC – 224 AD). The dress was characterized by its sleeved coats and trousers, and crossed political and ethnic barrie ...
* Saka clothing
* Scythian clothing From the 7th to 3rd Century BC, the Scythian people of the Pontic Steppes produced and adopted a wide arrangement of clothing. The clothing of the Scythians was formulated in response to the nomadic, highly mobile lifestyle of the early Scythian e ...
* Sogdian clothing
* Uyghur clothing
* Sampul tapestry
* Tocharian mummies
* Hephthalites
The Hephthalites ( xbc, ηβοδαλο, translit= Ebodalo), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the ''Spet Xyon'' and in Sanskrit as the ''Sveta-huna''), were a people who lived in Central Asia during th ...
References
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