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| Type | Algerian clothing |
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| Material | Velvet |
| Place of origin | Algiers |
The Karakou is a long-sleeved fitted velvet jacket embroidered with golden and silvered threads, it is a traditional Algerian garment originating from Algiers.
The Karakou was developed in the 19th century and is the evolution of the Algerian Ghlila which was part of the local dress of Algeria.
This Algerian vest is made by an Algerian Embroidery called El Majboud, which was inscribed in the UNESCO along with the Algerian Kaftan and Chedda Tlemcenia.
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Algerian Karakou
See also
• Ghlila
• Frimla
• Djebba Fergani
• Algerian Kaftan
References
- ^ Leyla Belkaïd Neri , “Crossroads and hybridizations of clothing styles: In southern and northern urban societies” , in Paraître et appearances en Europe occidental du Moyen Age à nos jours , Presses universitaire du Septentrion, coll. "History and civilizations", March 12, 2020. pp. 227–241 (ISBN 978-2-7574-2280-9), read online
- Textiles as National Heritage: Identities, Politics and Material Culture Gabriele Mentges, Lola Shamukhitdinova Waxmann Verlag,
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture, Volume 4 Gary Hoppenstand Greenwood Press,
- Snoap, Morgan, "Algerian Women's Waistcoats - The Ghlila and Frimla: Readjusting the Lens on the Early French Colonial Era in Algeria (1830-1870)" (2020). Honors Program Theses. 114.
- "UNESCO - Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-05-09.