Editing Huns (section)

===Clothing===
Good descriptions of Hun period clothing, known from contemporary Central Asian burials to have probably been the [[khalat]], are lacking in Greco-Roman sources.{{sfn|von Rummel|2007|p=119}} The East Roman historian Priscus reports seeing a Greek merchant who he took for a Hun due to his wearing "Scythian" clothing; this appears to show that the Huns wore a distinct outfit that was part of ethnic identification.{{sfn|von Rummel|2007|p=116}} Ammianus reports that the Huns wore clothes made of linen or the furs of mice and leggings of goatskin, which they did not wash.{{sfn|Thompson|1996|p=47}} While the use of furs and linen may be accurate, the description of the Huns in dirty animal skins and wearing the skins of mice is clearly derived from negative stereotypes and [[literary topos|topoi]] about primitive barbarians.{{sfn|von Rummel|2007|pp=115-116}} Priscus also mentions the use of various expensive and rare animal furs, and mentions the handmaidens of Attila's queen [[Kreka]] weaving decorative linen.{{sfn|von Rummel|2007|pp=117, 119}}

Using finds from modern Kazakhstan, archaeologist Joachim Werner has described Hunnic clothing as probably consisting of knee-length, sleeved [[Smock-frock|smock]]s (the khalat), which were sometimes made of [[silk]], as well as trousers and leather boots.{{sfn|von Rummel|2007|pp=116-117}} [[Saint Jerome]] and Ammianus both describe the Huns as wearing a round cap that was probably made of [[felt]].{{sfn|Maenchen-Helfen|1973|pp=171-172}} Because nomadic clothing had no need for [[brooch]]es, the absence of this otherwise common item in some Barbarian burials may indicate Hunnic cultural influence.{{sfn|Rodzińska-Nowak|2020|p=389, 398}} According to Maenchen-Helfen, the Huns' shoes were likely made of sheep's leather.{{sfn|Maenchen-Helfen|1973|p=171}} The Bántapuszta figurine is wearing high, bulky boots that are connected to the warrior's chainmail by straps, of a type also described by Priscus.{{sfn|Takáts|1963|p=241-244}}