Loba apparel fabrics, mostly sheep, wool and linen woven Pulu, color to black, red, mostly, fully embodies the wild, uninhibited style, which is more prominent one Luoba clothing features. Native Himalayan foothill mountain valleys of Loba, in the last century, fifty years ago, because of poor roads, little contact with the outside, therefore, in all aspects of life, customs and costumes still retain the integrity of the nation distinct characteristics . Luoba will praise and praise the aesthetic ideas of strength and courage, into their costumes being.
Loba Men’s Apparel, fully demonstrated the characteristics of mountain hunting. Men generally within a homemade Tibetan Pulu sheepskin coat or gown, long gowns to knee, waist and abdomen long wool black penetration head waistcoat, Luoba called “Namu”, “Namu” before and after two rectangular shape, stitched together only in the shoulders, leaving the middle collar, worn down from the neckline sleeve, with rattan or leather waist belt, belt ornaments inlaid with bone beads or Whitehead. Go out hunting, back draped a wild cow, tied with a thong on the shoulder. Bo Gaer tribal men will wear one kind with bearskin pressed into round, like along the helmet hat brim over with wool bearskin cap with ring, Peng Xiong Zhang Mao to four weeks, even behind the hat square decorated with a bearskin. It is said that this dress is in order to protect themselves and confusion when hunting prey use. Usually go out, men always love toting bows, cross destroyed broadsword, body with decorations.
Loba clothing
Tibetan ethnic costumes Luoba
Loba Women’s clothing is also very unique, since they like to wear tight sleeves woven linen round neck cardigan jacket, bodice short Waipi a rectangular shawl, with a rope tied to his shoulders. Mostly blanket shawl texture, usually wear black, dress or wedding wear big red; also Phi calfskin, passes under tight skirts wool knee, calf circumference whole piece wrapped cloth, fastened with tape at both ends, barefooted. In the past, a popular area in Loba palmatum Valley with straw woven grass skirts, Luoba called “phase state”, and now, Although women wear homespun dress, but there are still accustomed to cast out a grass skirts, sarongs purpose is to play a protective role.
Luo Yu hinterland areas and in the south, traffic is still relatively isolated, therefore, still retains the old clothing styles, their clothes are very simple form of men and women in summer with white cloth Han Yi, bare majority of body, without collar winter coat with short sleeves. Every festival or visiting friends and relatives outside before adding the mantle, and some who are narrow strip of cloth muffled knee.
Loba accessories for men and women
Loba and unique variety of accessories, men’s wear bamboo earrings, necklaces, waist hanging bows, long knives, flint and other items. Loba men and women alike a sophisticated belt system with rattan, there are leather production, but also useful wool knit and weave a variety of color patterns. In addition to the tie belt dress, but also used to hang knives, flint and other copper shell crafted ornaments. In particular, the number of women like to wear strings of colorful items to tens string beads, beads and more of these items in a blue stone or seashells, animal bones, animal teeth, etc. made of polished wear decorated. When worn, and some hoop tight neck, some hanging on his chest, and some hanging on to the umbilicus. Dozens cluster seashells hanging around his waist dress of the ball, women still hung back, “Aaron” (a twenty centimeters in diameter cymbals substance). These decorations are exchanged income per family for many years, they are very jealous of their ornaments, these ornaments are considered a sign of the amount of household wealth. During the time of festivals, the women will be wearing these ornaments are all together, dance and sing, comparable to each other.
