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Post by BAWIR$AQ on Sept 6, 2006 7:49:36 GMT 3
Kazak male hats - Qazaq erkek bas kïimderi[/color] Taqïya or Töbetey - most basic hat worn by itslef or under other hats. Qalpaq - typical nomadic felt hat. Ayır qalpaq - more sophisticated type of felt hat. Börik - round fur hat, probably called after the wolf - böri. Tımaq or Malaqay - winter hat, very popular among the qusbegi eagle hunters P.S. Various tımaq's in one of the souvenier shops of Almaty - Qazaqstan's "southern capital":
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Post by BAWIR$AQ on Sept 6, 2006 7:50:36 GMT 3
Kazak games on horseback[/size][/color] A famous Kazak stamina-testing long-distance race is the Alaman Bäyge. Qız qww, which translates as "Cathing the Girl", is a form of horseback kiss chase. The girl is given a two-horse length head start and the boy's aim is to try and catch up with her and steal a kiss. They race along a straight line of some 400 metres. As the boy gets closer the girl flails out with a whip to hinder her pursuer. In the game of Teñge alw or Kümis alw ("pick up the coin"), the rider attempts to pick up a silver coin while moving at a swift gallop. Galloping at full speed, a competitor bends to pick up a coin or handkerchief. Awdarıspaq gives an equine flavour to another favourite Kazak sport, wrestling, as the two contestants grapple on horseback aiming to unseat the other. Wrestling on horseback requires skill both in fighting and in trick riding. The one who succeeds in throwing his opponent off his horse is the winner. Kökpar, or fighting for a headless goat's carcass, is one of the most popular game. Two teams of players compete to carry a headless goat carcass into a goal.
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Post by BAWIR$AQ on Sept 6, 2006 8:12:40 GMT 3
Kazak weapons – Qazaq qarwlarıAuthentic weapons European drawings of Kazak weaponry Kazak weaponry in the yurt 16-18-century Kazak warrior (batır) Kazak warrior, 1910 Kazak warriors (batır) - modern reconstruction 18-19-century Kazak militia (European drawing) 19-century Kazak hunter drawn by Russian painter V.Vereshagin
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Sept 6, 2006 22:22:53 GMT 3
Thank you very much for the pictures! They are great!
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Post by Bor Chono on Sept 7, 2006 8:04:30 GMT 3
One thing that Mongols don`t like about Kazaks is this game. Mongols find it savage & low thing. Savage : -Animal`s head is cut. But it`s body used in game. They like want to tear it apart. Mongols give huge respect to food & 5 livestock(=horse, sheep, camel, goat, cow) -even traditionaly forbitten to split their single drop of blood on ground. Low thing : -It looks like many strong men is fighting for last piece of meat. They rush after it even it is full of dirt. Looks low!(=not noble.) However, every race/ppl have own ways of thinking. (I`m glad to have more Kazak members here! ;D)
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Post by BAWIR$AQ on Sept 7, 2006 18:30:17 GMT 3
One thing that Mongols don`t like about Kazaks is this game. Mongols find it savage & low thing. Well, that is why this gamed is called kökpar / kökboru, which is a derivative from "kök böri" - literally "grey wolf", meaning "fearless wolf". It's merely an imitation of the wolves' play as they fight for the meat. It's meant to make the warrior men more stronger and agile. And it's not like you can only make men stronger by going to a nice and clean gym or smth. There would be dirt and blood. BTW, all the blood is poured out of the carcass. We, Kazaks, don't spill blood to the ground, too. Kökpar is a very popular nomadic game, which is played by Kazaks, Kyrgyzes, Uzbeks, Northern Afghans (they call it buzkashi), etc. Hate it or love it, it's our tradition.
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Post by tengrikut on Sept 7, 2006 21:36:31 GMT 3
chono dont think this a kind of fight for a poor sheep. it is a very good way to upgrate riding abilities. you will need it when you were on a hard war.
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Post by Temüjin on Sept 7, 2006 22:28:43 GMT 3
16-18-century Kazak warrior (batır) Kazak warriors (batır) - modern reconstruction it is interesting to see that the Kazaqs apparently used Iranian/Indian armour and not Russian or other armour.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Sept 7, 2006 22:32:26 GMT 3
Such types of armor pieces and helmets were already widely used in Russia and Eastern Europe as well
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Post by Temüjin on Sept 7, 2006 23:13:37 GMT 3
but the chain aina armour shown here was only common to iran & Islam India, Russians used quite different armour. the helmet type of course was very common in many different variations but in the version seen here also more Iranian than Russian. Bor Chono has already mentioned the absence of helmet visors with Kazaq helmets, so do Iranian helmets but Russian helmets do have visors.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Sept 7, 2006 23:21:26 GMT 3
Hmm ok I see, thanks
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Post by BAWIR$AQ on Sept 8, 2006 0:28:17 GMT 3
Kazaks got the finest of the armors and weapons mostly from Bukhara, so yes, there was a strong influence of Iranian armor.
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Post by Bor Chono on Sept 8, 2006 9:18:49 GMT 3
It seems like Kazaks wear big decorated trousers, not showing their high boots. I mean they wear it on boots not putting trouser edge inside boots. (Mongol painting : Kazak male dress)
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Post by BAWIR$AQ on Sept 8, 2006 10:05:23 GMT 3
It seems like Kazaks wear big decorated trousers, not showing their high boots. I mean they wear it on boots not putting trouser edge inside boots. Yep, 'cuz trousers were really "pimpish" But, in fact, putting trousers inside the high boots was also a common practice. Take a look at these pics:
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Post by Bor Chono on Sept 8, 2006 12:57:03 GMT 3
Well...it is rare among Mongols. I can say we don`t have such trousers. Is it Kazak unigueness or do other Nomads also have such trousers?.
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