Tibetan boots

Tibetan boots are indispensable articles for Tibetan and Mongolian people living in pastoral areas. From the investigation of unearthed cultural relics, it is found that as early as the late Neolithic period, there were boots and shoes in dulan county, Qinghai. This primitive boot shoe is made of cowhide, with a thicker cowhide as the bottom and a thinner surface. The bottom and surface are stitched with cattle and sheep leather strips, and the front end of the shoe mouth is decorated with hairy cattle and sheep skin. This kind of boots and shoes may be said to be the ancestors of Tibetan boots. However, after a long period of development and change, its descendants have become more exquisite, beautiful, reasonable and practical, and can meet the needs of herdsmen in production and life under special natural conditions, thus being very popular. Qinghai Tibetan boots have unique national style and local characteristics. It is beautiful in appearance, diverse in forms, moisture-proof and warm, waterproof and wear-resistant, and it is not easy to deform after being worn for a long time. This is inseparable from the traditional technology of exquisite material selection and fine processing in the production process. A piece of raw cowhide should be cooked and dyed to become sewn leather with soft hand feeling, no chapping, no wrinkles and bright color, and then cut into pieces according to the figure, and sewed with shaping wood planting heads. The soles of the boots are made of cowhide with 5 to 7 layers and sewed with hemp rope. When receiving the soles of the boots, it is required not only to count the yards evenly, but also to have no less than 57 to 58 stitches. In short, the production process is strict and very particular. Due to the different regional conditions, the production of Tibetan boots forms different specifications and varieties from materials to styles. From the different materials, there are full cowhide hidden boots, striped velvet waist hidden boots, and flower measures to stabilize the waist and cut boots; There is a difference between long waist and short waist in form; There are differences between single and cotton in use. In addition, there are boots for riding, felt boots for settling down, and red cloth waist boots for lamas. The Tibetan boots with long tube called Shanba in Yushu area are very distinctive and have a strong decorative flavor. There are golden lines in the middle of the black boot surface and symmetrical red or purple stripes on both sides. The long tube is not decorated with colored Xinjiang stripes, and the toe of the boot is upturned, which is not only practical, but also beautiful.
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