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{{Short description|Traditional cap of Tamang people}}
{{Infobox clothing type|title=Shyade|type=[[Cap]]|material=[[Wool]]|location=[[Nepal]]|image=|caption=A Tamang woman wearing a Shyade cap|image_file=Tamang Girl Portrait.jpg}}'''Shyade''' ({{Langx|ne|श्यादे}}) or '''Tamang''' '''Tagi''' ({{Langx|ne|तामाङ तागी}}) is a woolen cap worn by the [[Tamang people]] of [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopchan |first=Dudha Bahadur |title=हराएको मेरो तामाङ टोपीको बिलौना {{!}} Temal Online |url=https://temalonline.com/?p=11039 |access-date=2022-03-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=हिमाल खबरपत्रिका {{!}} संस्कृति: टोपीको सांस्कृतिक महिमा |url=http://nepalihimal.com/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=nepalihimal.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It is a part of the traditional dress of the community. The hat is unisex and is worn by people of all age groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Expert |first=NE Travel |date=2020-04-18 |title=THE TAMANGS TRIBE |url=https://www.ne.cab/tribe/tamangs/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=NE Tribe |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Material ==
The cap is usually made of [[wool]], and the shape is typically round and flat at the top. The hat has colorful stripes on the edge and it resembles a hat without the brim. It has various embroideries around the circular part as well as the top. Various religious [[Ashtamangala|Buddhist symbols]] such as [[Vajra]] or [[Endless knot]] are embraided on the cap.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-02 |title=7 Nepali topi types used in Nepal besides Dhaka topi - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nepali-topi-types.html |access-date=2022-03-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Usage ==
The cap is mostly worn during various social gatherings, festivals such as [[Sonam Lhosar]], and religious and cultural ceremonies. The cap has also become a symbol of the identity of Tamang people in Nepal, where [[Dhaka topi]] usually overshadows other traditional headgears.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-13 |title=ताम्सालिङ प्राप्ति : राजनीतिमा आउनुकाे विकल्प छैन |url=https://www.sailungonline.com/30195/13/04/2020/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=sailungonline |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:Navneet-Aditya-Waiba-Live.jpg|alt=<nowiki>Singer [[Navneet Aditya Waiba]] in Shyade</nowiki>|Singer [[Navneet Aditya Waiba]] in Shyade
File:Tamang Sonam Lochhar 2018 DC (38533816700).jpg|alt=A guy in Tamang attire performing cultural dance|A guy in Tamang attire performing cultural dance
File:Photo by Mahalaxmi silwal.jpg|alt=Tamang traditional dress|Tamang traditional dress
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[Dhaka topi]]
* [[Bhaad-gaaule topi]]
* [[Birke topi]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Nepalese clothing]]
[[Category:Hats]]
[[Category:Tamang culture]]