Karakou

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Karakou
Algerian Karakou.jpg
TypeAlgerian clothing
Material Velvet
Place of origin Algiers [1]

The Karakou is a long-sleeved fitted velvet jacket embroidered with golden and silvered threads, it is a traditional Algerian garment originating from Algiers. [1] [2] [3]

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. [4]

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. [5]

See also

• Ghlila
• Frimla
• Djebba Fergani
• Algerian Kaftan

References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. ↑ Textiles as National Heritage: Identities, Politics and Material Culture Gabriele Mentges, Lola Shamukhitdinova Waxmann Verlag,
  3. ↑ The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture, Volume 4 Gary Hoppenstand Greenwood Press,
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "UNESCO - Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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