The Baloch men were a jamag, along shirt, down to heels and loose trousers; a turban, pag and shoes made of leather or sawas, made of palmyra, piss. The jamag has side pockets. Like their Aryan ancestors, they always were white. In recent times over-coat or waist-coat, kaba, which was usually embroidered in different colours was used by noblemen. Sal or chadir which is a mark of distinction is used by elderly persons who warp it round the waist and knees, called kabarsani, to sit in a particular position in Balochi diwan. Socks are also used.
Baloch women also ware loose shirts or gowns and trousers. The gown is ornamented with a profusion of needle-work of various matching colors. The shirt has a large front pocket, pandol, near the knees which is also embroided. She had a chadir or gusan on the head which also covered the neck and breasts. Women ware shoes and socks. They use various colours, the favorite being red.
Men has long hair while the women's long hair is parted in the centre of the forehead. This separation is called giwar. The hair is beautifully managed in two and left down back. Women in some areas use amad, a black tooth paint. The head is usually bound with a fillet or black stuff or silken cloth. Tituk or tattooings are made on women's forehead and cheeks, especially of newly married girls.
The Baloch use of jewelry has close affinity with the Aryan's traced from the archaeological findings. The bridegroom besides his usual ornaments, such as a sword, had some hidden object on his person during, at least, the first night of the marriage.
The women ware durr (earrings), pulu and pulluk (rings in nose), har or touk (necklace and bracelets), mundrik (rings in hands and foot fingers), sanga or tal (rings around hands), bahuband or bahink (armlets). Ornaments of various kinds are fixed on the hair including choti-pull, moudi, which are fixed on the hair near the back, and Choteel which is added to make the hair appear long.
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