A special place in traditional culture was occupied by footwear, which among the Kazakhs, as among many other peoples of Central Asia, included highheeled shoes without a boot heel, soft boots, highheeled boots and other types. Shoes in traditional culture are associated with the earthly origin, under which is the underworld – the realm of the dead, evil or demonic beings, that is, shoes represent a sacred ground. Therefore, according to experts, the decoration of traditional Kazakh shoes «kebis», «mäsi» and «saptama etik» consists of ornaments of flora and fauna, that is, the middle world, which