Karakou Explained
The Karakou is a long-sleeved fitted velvet jacket embroidered with golden and silvered threads, it is a traditional Algerian garment originating from Algiers.[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
Notes and 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, read online
- https://books.google.com/books?id=LPAmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA301 Textiles as National Heritage: Identities, Politics and Material Culture
- https://books.google.com/books?id=StkiAQAAIAAJ&q=karakou+algiers The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Popular Culture
- 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.
- Web site: UNESCO - Rites and craftsmanship associated with the wedding costume tradition of Tlemcen . 2023-05-09 . ich.unesco.org . en.
