File:Bow, arrows, bowcase and quiver. central asia.jpg

English: Fig. 46.—Bow, arrows, and bow case and quiver of hide. Central Asia. of a kaftan (a long loose garment of fur, felt, or linen), under Avhich in winter are worn a shirt and trousers with the ends stuck into high soft boots reaching to the knees ; on the head a cap of sheepskin or felt is usually worn. The men's hair is simply cut, l)ut that of the women often very elaborately dressed and loaded with ornaments. The principal food of the Asiatic nomads is derived from his herds ; it is largely composed of the milk of mares and camels and of a coarse kind of butter. Their utensils are chiefly of wood, for, like most nomadic peoples, they do not manufacture pottery. Society is patriarchal, the head 1 It is convenient to draw a distinction between the words Mongolian and Mongol. The former is the wider term, including great ethnical families as far apart as the Chinese and the Turks; the latter is specific, and denotes the comparatively small population of Mongolia proper.