WHAT TO WEAR IN THE TAHARI

Free Men

Head scarf/Wrapped Turban - usually made of repcloth and wrapped around the head. Worn by lower class Men which also cushions items carried on the head.

He wore a head scarf, the wrapped turban, wound about his head. It was of rep-cloth. It protects the head from the sun; its folds allow beat and perspiration to escape, evaporating, and, of course, air to enter and circulate. Among lower-class males, too, it provides a soft cushion, on which boxes, and other burdens, may be conveniently carried on the head, steadied by the right hand. ~Tribesmen of Gor

Djellaba - striped, hooded, loose fitting robe.

A merchant passed me, climbing the stones of the street. He wore a striped, hooded, sleeved, loose robe, a djellaba. The striping was that of the Teehra, a district southwest of Tor, bordering on the Tahari.~Tribesmen of Gor

Burnoose - sleeveless, hooded desert cloaks, preferred by Those wielding scimitars.

Djellabas and burnooses, sleeveless, hooded desert cloaks, were being sold in another stall. The burnoose can, as the djellaba cannot, because of the sleeves, be thrown back, freeing the arms. One who rides the swift kaiila, who handles the scimitar and lance, chooses the burnoose. ~Tribesman of Gor

Kaffiyeh - scarf worn around the head.
Agal - cord used to hold the kaffiyeh in place

He wore the kaffiyeh and agal, the cording that of the Aretai.~Tribesmen of Gor

Free Women

Gowns - also known as a dress, usually loose fitting with long sleeves and skirts.

She wore a long, bordered skirt, with scarlet thread at its hem, which swirled as she turned; she wore a jacket, tan, of soft kaiila-hair cloth, taken from the animal's second coat, which had a hood, which she had thrown back; beneath the jacket she wore a cheap, printed blouse of rep-cloth, blue and yellow, which well clung to her.~ Tribesmen of Gor

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**this is speaking of Alyena who is a collared slave..but it is a great description of being fully dressed

Haik - Black, covers a woman from head to toe. At the eyes there is a tiny bit of black lace to allow vision.

The haik, black, covers the woman from head to toe. At the eyes, there is a tiny bit of black lace, through which she may see. On her feet were soft, black, nonheeled slippers with curled toes; they were decorated with a line of silver thread. ~ Tribesman of Gor

Cloak - Used to add bulk and conceal the FW's form.

Veils - Cloth worn over the face in many layers, concealing all but the eyes.

A woman, veiled, passed me. She held a baby inside her cloak, nursing it.~Tribesmen of Gor

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Among the upper classes in the Tahari, it is scandalous that a woman's mouth not be concealed. "The mouth of a woman, by men of the Tahari, and by Goreans generally, is found extremely provocative, sexually.~Tribesman of Gor

Gloves

Slippers - Soft, non-heeled slippers with curled toes decorated with a line of silver thread are worn on the feet.

The haik, black, covers the woman from head to toe. At the eyes, there is a tiny bit of black lace, through which she may see. On her feet were soft, black, nonheeled slippers with curled toes; they were decorated with a line of silver thread. ~ Tribesman of Gor

Walking Chain - Used to train Women to walk with a measured gait, which is considered attractive in the Tahari.

Free women, in the Tahari, incidentally, usually, when out of their houses, also measure their stride. Some fasten their own ankles together with silken thongs. Some dare even the chain, though they retain its key. ~Tribesmen of Gor

Virgin Bell - Small cuff with an attached bell worn about the ankle of Free Woman to signify Their availability as Companions.

Free girls, not yet companions, but of an age appropriate for the companionship, sometimes signal their availability to possible swains by belling their left ankles with a single "virgin bell." The note of this bell, which is bright and clear, is easily distinguished from those of the degrading, sensual bells of the slave. ~Tribesmen of Gor

Slaves

Haik - Same as that worn for a Free Woman, however slaves are naked beneath except for their collar and brand.

"Stand here," I told Miss Blake-Allen, indicating a place in the center of the floor, before the desk of the slave master. She stood where I had indicated. "Remove your slippers," I told her. She slipped from the slippers, black with silver thread. She was now barefoot. The slave master came around to the front of his desk. He leaned back against it, sitting on its edge. "Remove the haik," I told the girl. She removed the garment. She stood between us, nude. ~Tribesmen of Gor

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Following him was a woman, in a black haik. Suddenly I was startled. As she passed me, her stride small and measured, I heard the clink of a light chain, the sound of ankle bells. She was a slave beneath the haik, I supposed her collared, naked. ~ Tribesman of Gor

Skirts
Blouse
Jacket

She wore a long, bordered skirt, with scarlet thread at its hem, which swirled as she turned; she wore a jacket, tan, of soft kaiila-hair cloth, taken from the animal's second coat, which had a hood, which she had thrown back; beneath the jacket she wore a cheap, printed blouse of rep-cloth, blue and yellow, which well clung to her.~ Tribesmen of Gor

Slippers - Same as that worn for a Free Woman, potentially less ornate.

Chalwars - Diaphanous trousers gathered at the ankles worn with a sash and a silk vest showing a bare midriff. Slave veil may also be worn.

From one side a slave girl, barefoot, bangled, in sashed, diaphanous, trousered chalwar, gathered at the ankles, in tight, red-silk vest, with bare midriff, fled to him, with the tall, graceful, silvered pot-containing the black wine. She was veiled. She knelt, replenishing the drink. Beneath her veil I saw the metal of her collar.~ Tribesmen of Gor

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...she wore the sashed chalwar, a sashed, diaphanous trousered garment, full but gathered in, closely, at the ankles... ~ Tribesman of Gor

Slave Djellaba - loose fitting robe, made of repcloth, cut high on the thighs and used for sleeping.

At a watering hole, from a nomad, I purchased Alyena a brief second-hand, black-and-white-striped, rep-cloth slave djellaba. It came high on her thighs. This was that she would have something in which to sleep.~ Tribesmen of Gor

Slave Veils - single veil, diaphanous material. A provocative display to Free Men.

The slave veil is a mockery, in its way. It reveals, as much as conceals, yet it adds a touch of subtlety, mystery; slave veils are made to be torn away, the lips of the master then crushing those of the slave. ~Tribesman of Gor

Walking Chain - used to train slaves to walk with a measured gait

The use of a light walking chain, tethering the ankles, meant to be worn abroad, accompanying the master, incidentally, is not uncommon in the regions of the Tahari. A beautifully measured gait is thought, in the Tahari, to be attractive in a woman.~Tribesman of Gor

Earrings

"I see, pretty Alyena," I said, "you now wear earrings."

They were golden loops, large, barbaric. They fell beside her neck.~Tribesman of Gor

Bangles - bracelets.

"More, Masters?" asked the girl, kneeling beside the low, tem-wood-inlaid table. She wore a high, red-silk vest, swelling, fastened with a single hook; diaphanous red-silk chalwar, low on her hips, gathered at the ankles; two golden bangles on her left ankle; collar.~Tribesman of Gor

Dancing Chains

"What shall I do, Master?" she begged. She wore a golden metal dancing collar about her throat, golden chains looped from her wrists, gracefully to the collar ring, then fell to her ankles; there are varieties of Tahari dancing chains;she wore the oval and collar; briefly, in readying a girl, after she has been belled and silked, and bangled, and has been made up, and touched with slave perfume, she kneels, head down in a large oval of light gleaming chain, extending her wrists before her; fastened at the sides of the top of the oval are two wrist rings, at the sides of the lower loop of the oval two ankle rings; the oval is then pulled inward and the wrist and ankle rings fastened on the slave; her throat is then locked in the dancing collar, which has, under the chin, an open snap ring: with the left hand the oval is then gathered together, so the two strands of chain lie in the palm of the left hand, whence, lifted, they are placed inside the snap ring, which is then snapped shut, and locked; the two strands of chain flow freely in the snap ring; accordingly, though the girl's wrists and ankles are fastened at generous, though inflexible limits from one another, usually about a yard for the wrists and about eighteen inches for the ankles, much of the chain may be played through, and back through, the collar ring; this permits a skillful girl a great deal of beautiful chain work: the oval and collar is traditional in the Tahari; it enhances a girl's beauty; it interferes little with her dance, though it imposes subtle, sensuous limits upon it; a good dancer uses these limits, exploiting them deliciously; for example, she may extend a wrist, subtly holding the chain at her waist with her other hand; the chain slides through the ring, yet short of the expected movement; the chain stops her wrist; her wrist rebels, but is helpless; it must yield; her head falls; she is a chained slave girl. ~Tribesman of Gor