TIBETAN SHOES

In the past, Tibetan shoes represents the status symbol of the person in the community of the wearer, or what village or what is the kind of job he has. It is not like any other shoes you know which has the left and the right pair. Tibetan shoes are identical, they neither have left or the right. Thus, it is quite hard to manufacture.

There are different styles of Tibetan shoes such, the Songba shoes, Galuo and Duozha shoes. They are handcrafted and made of natural materials such as pulu, furs and woolen clothes; it is comfortable and colorful as well. Songba Tinyima is a kind of Songba shoes that bears patterns of nobility and wealth; these are worn by noble women in the past. Songba Tiri is for the working class women. Sown with thick thread and linen. The soles are made of locally hand - crafted linen. Herder’s shoes are usually made of animal’s skin and other materials unlike the Farmers, which favors woolen shoes. Monks and priests wore the Gyiachin shoes, meaning rainbow.

It has a religious meaning hence worn by monks and priest. They are made of lightweight material, using wool fabrics. In Namgyi Zhacang, of Potola Palace they are the highest-ranking Tibetan monasteries and monks, the shoes they are wearing is made up of silk and satin materials. On the other hand, monks of the other monasteries are wearing Shasum shoes. Which they wrap the front of the shoes with ox-hide. For the Palace high-ranking officials they wore shoes with an upturned tip.

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