Men wear black, collarless jackets and short, loose trousers. On their head is often a black or red turban. Young men wear earrings with tassels. The women's clothing is significant both culturally and historically. They, too, wear collarless jackets along with skirts patterned in black, red, purple, blue and yellow.
Women keep their hair long, coiled at the back.
They wear a headdress that is a collection of silver bands combined with a headscarf. They also wear long, silver earrings. Their 10 centimeter-wide bracelet is a particularly important ornament for them. A woman's age can be determined from the small girdles of rattan or bamboo worn around her wrists or ankles-each year of her life a new one is added. When a young man loves a young woman, he will visit her at her home and sing the Hair Combing Song.