The Fabric and Styles of Sumerian Clothing
September 8th, 2008 by admin
The first Sumerian clothing consisted of sheepskin. This was because sheep was the most domesticated animal with the Sumerians, the first clothes were sheepskin worn furry side inside. Later, they learned the art of weaving and could weave a herringbone pattern on the loom from the start! In ancient Sumerian clothing everybody in Mesopotamia wore tunics; some were worn all the way down to the ankles. Wealthier people wound a rectangular cloth with fringes over the tunic. Sometimes it was also fringed at the edges and had tassels. A Candys or cape was worn around the shoulders or the waist.
Sumerian clothing has men wearing a skirt called. This was several layers of sheepskin with pointed edges tied with rolled fabric as a belt. All priests, kings or high officials wore these skirts as apparent through scriptures and sculptures of the era. The Sumerians were very good at working with leather like all other of their creations and inventions. Metal ornaments were pressed into leather and painted into many colors to make shorter skirts for soldiers or the working men. Even helmets and capes were made in this fashion.
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Posted in History | Comments (2)
September 21st, 2008 at 11:18 am
Ur a big liar, you are. Sumerians do not wear tunics, the women wear skirts covered with shawls, leaving the right arm bare. I know this bcause I’m in high school and studying Sumer. I doubt you researched at all, and your grammer and spelling is horrible.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:38 am
Thanks Salix,
But I just might know more than you as I hold a PHD in SUMERIAN, research, and spelling and grammar.