№ 1429-1432. Culture of peoples of Russia. Headdresses of the Republic of Tatarstan

The maiden kalfak of Kazan Tatars of the first half of the XIX century. The traditional headdress of unmarried girls. It is sewed from a silk knitted fabric and decorated with chenille embroidery. The headdress is edged with a deep gold fringe; the upper part is crowned with a big braid brush. The ornament is made in the traditional flower-floral character.

The woman's headdress of the Kazan Tatars "kattashi" of the end of the XIX century and the beginning of the XX century. It is a velvet hat with a silk lining. Headband is decorated with white beading. Before the exit to the street, woman put the headscarf or shawl on the headdress.

Headdress of an elderly woman "kamchat burek" of the end of the XIX century. Round velvet cap, edged with fur of beaver and a strip of lace, is decorated with a brush of tinsel threads. The Kazan Tatars wore such headdress over the embroidered calico veil "orpek".

Kazan Tartars’ skullcap of the end of the XIX century and the beginnings of the XX century. The lower or house male headdress. The velvet hat of the cylindrical form has a silk lining and is finished with orris and gilded spangles.