Gutals

Single gutal with black and light brown colors and few ornaments
Single gutal with an extra leather piece on the top and many ornaments attached

Mongol gutals or gutuls (Mongolian: гутал, Mongolian pronunciation: [ɢʊtʰəɮ]; plural гутлууд, IPA: [ɢʊtʰɮu꞉t]) are leather boots that are a traditional footwear of Mongolia. Some unique features of the boots include slightly upturned tip of the toes,[1] different varieties of leather ornaments[2] and vertically uneven cuts at the entering holes of the footwear. Gutals can be used especially as horseback riding[3] and wrestling footwear. However, there are not authentic gutals; they entered Mongolia from Tibet during the 17th century.[4]

Mongols still wear gutals today.[5]

In the 2020 video game Ghost of Tsushima, it is possible to find an artifact item that represents traditional Mongolian gutal boots.[6][7] There is some speculation that, in the comic book Dragon Ball, a character called Gokū regularly wears boots that might be originally inspired by gutals.[8][9]

Different designs of gutal boots:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Heiter, Celeste (2010). ISBN 978-193-415-920-0 (Costumes of Asia: A Connoisseur's Coloring Book). ThingsAsian Press. ISBN 9781934159200.
  2. ↑ "Traditional Mongolian boots: The exotic gutals". 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mongolian traditional child boots in Shagai style - Description".
  4. ↑ "Mongolia – Naadam Festival". Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mongol boots (Mongol gutal), page section #10 & 11.5". Google Arts & Culture.
  6. ↑ "Ghost of Tsushima - Mongol gutal".
  7. ↑ "Ghost of Tsushima - All mongol artifact locations guide". 19 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Padula, Derek (19 May 2016). ISBN 978-194-314-947-6 (Dragon Ball Culture Volume 6: Gods). Derek Padula. ISBN 9781943149070.
  9. ↑ "Gokū's boots".
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