Ever heard of five sticks?

Ever heard of "no five sticks"?
At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, an ornament that became a trend among Mongolians is "tawan savasei" (called zerzee in some areas). They used to wear it on their shins , or hang it on their right hip.

This "Five Stickless" was used by Luvsantuvdenchoijinjem /1905-1930/ or L. Jambatseren in Khalkh VI Zaya Bandida.
One or two of the five wands were different for men and women, but generally consisted of tweezers, tongue scrapers, ear picks, toothpicks, and nail polish removers. On the one hand, the five-stick bowl was a sanitary tool, but on the other hand, it was made with elaborate patterns as decorative items.
It was made of silver, plated with gold, and even decorated with pearls and precious stones. Western women use flaps, thread needle tools, earpicks, nail cleaners, and toothpicks in their five sticks, while Khalkh women use earpicks, tongue scrapers, nail cleaners, eyebrow trimmers, and toothpicks.
The five-colored shawl symbolized the red rising sun, the clear blue sky, the fresh rivers, and the colors of the earth.
Buriad wife's hips, five sticks, too knife

Also, those five-colored towels are used for milking and wiping hands. The five-colored shawl would move with the girl's steps, which was also considered to be an expression of the girl's softness.

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