Cloak (abaye)
The cloak is man's most important garment. It is made of various light-weight silk, artificial silk or mixed silk or cotton fabrics. The cloak is made of two straight widths fabric sewn together. It is open at the front and can be fastened with two cords. The neck and shoulder seams have narrow embroidery or cord couching. Another type of abaye is made of wool with brown and white vertical stripes.
A light weight abaye, made of light colors for the summer is called bisht. It is made of coarse undyed sheep's wool, goat or camel hair with white-brown or white-black vertical stripes with wool embroidery at the neck and seams.
The winter coat (farwa) is made of sheep skin lining and of dark, mostly black coarse cotton or cloth, and decorated with colored appliqué work or cord couching.