A
tubeteika or
tübätäy (, ,
Turkmen:Tahiya, ) is a
Central Asian cap, today worn in
Tajikistan,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, and
Uzbekistan, as well as in Muslim-populated regions of
Russia (mainly
Tatars). The tubeteika is worn typically by the
Turkic ethnic groups of the region. It bears some superficial resemblance to the
yurt, another Central Asian cultural icon. The cap is called in Uzbek
duppi or
kalpoq and is considered an
applied art form and an important part of the traditional folk costume. Black with a flat, square base, in
Chust the caps are made with white embrodiery with "four arches [which] represent impenetrable gates that will keep all enemies at bay; the burning peppers protect against the evil eye; and the almonds or
bodom are said to symbolise life and fertility".