The National State Museum of Kazakhstan is a treasure house where one can find many wonderful samples of Kazakh traditional costumes. On display here, are clothes that once belonged to prominent figures of Kazakh history, batyrs, akyns and artists, in particular, the stage-costumes of famous singers like Kulyash Bayseitova, Zhamal Omarova and Rosa Baglanova, and the celebrated dancer Shara Zhicnkulova. Outstanding among the expositions arc: the gold-thread-embroidered beshmet (a coat worn over a dress) owned by Fatima, the wife of Zhangir, the last khan of Bukrey-Orda; and robe lined with swan down that belonged to Tazhibai, the younger sister of the renowned Kazakh scientist and traveler of the 19th century Chokan Valikhanov.