Saukele (Сәукеле)

Dublin Core

Title

Saukele (Сәукеле)

Subject

Traditional Clothes
Headwear
Wedding Clothes

Description

Saukele is the most beautiful and lavish element of a bride's costume in Kazakhstan. 'Sau' means 'beautiful and sunny', and 'kele' means 'head' in the Kazakh language. The traditional wedding headwear is well decorated. it is always passed down from mothers to daughters, generations to generations. it has a history more than two and a half thousand years.
Saukele has both historical and aesthetic values.

Creator

Unknown

Format

High(70cm) conical hat

Type

Clothes

Identifier

KZ_Clothes01

Files

KZ_Clothes01.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “Saukele (Сәукеле),” CCCH9051 Group 12, accessed January 19, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-12/items/show/3.