Аксайские платки, Дагестан туристический, кумыкский тастар, Хасавюртовский район

Aksay shawls, Dagestan tourist, Kumyk tastar, Khasavyurt district #famustv Tastar (taҫtar, from Iranian dastor - turban, towel, or headdress), a traditional women's headdress in Bashkir costume. Made from light-colored linen or cotton fabric (mainly chintz). A towel-like shawl up to 3 meters long was worn wrapped twice around the head, with one end hanging down the back and the other on the chest. The ends of the shawl (taҫtar башы) were decorated with corals, beads, fringe, appliqué, and embroidery, done in counted double-sided satin stitch or perevigye with colored silk or wool threads; geometric, floral, and plant patterns predominated in the ornamentation. In the center and west. In many regions, the t. was a large scarf (ҡыйыҡса), one end of which was secured with a pin at the left temple. The t. was worn with haraus, sometimes with a burek or kashmau on top. The t. was worn primarily by older women. It is common in the clothing of the Kryashens, Mari, Mishars, Tatars, and other peoples of the Volga region and Central Asia.