Kaush - women's footwear

Tajik; Uzbek

city Bukhara

late 19th century

length 29.0; height 7.0

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Kaushes are traditionally shaped leather galoshes worn over soft "makhsi" boots or on top of a sock when going outside. They are decorated using the "gulduzi" technique. Kaushis covered in velvet and embroidered with metallic threads were called "mirzoi zarin kaush" ("mirza" - scribe, educated person; "zarin" - golden); they were worn by wealthy city dwellers.

Costume