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image of the Khat headdress The Wilbour Plaque, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E., 16.48, Brooklyn Museum; On the left is the head of a king, most probably a representation of Akhenaten, who wears the baglike khat headdress with a royal uraeus. Opposite him is the head of a queen wearing the ovoid cap crown often worn by Nefertiti, also with a uraeus.
Kushans also wore similar clothing. It is likely that Pashtuns have always worn the khet partug in one design or another. Khet partug is the ancestor of the men's shalwar kameez worn in Afghanistan and Pakistan and is likely also the ancestor of the sherwani wedding dresses worn in India , since the name sherwani derives from sarwani, which is ...
In Romanian the word is halat is used, meaning dressing gown, bathrobe, smock, camouflage cloak, etc. A similar garment is known as Chapan in Turkic. The khalat ( Yiddish : כלאַט , romanized : khlat ) was also worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men in Eastern Europe before the early 20th century.
The traditional clothing for the lower region is the khat partug which is a shalwar kameez combination and is worn by men and women. The khat (also called khattaki or in Marwat Pashtu, kamis) [1] is the shirt which fits closely to the body to the waist and then flares out, either to the knees, or in the case of women, to the ankles.
Kota Doria or Kota Doriya is the name of a light woven fabric made of tiny woven squares (khat) which is still handwoven on traditional pit looms in Kaithoon near Kota in Rajasthan and in some of the surrounding villages. Kota Doriya Sarees are made of pure cotton and silk and have square like patterns known as khats on them.
Plant dyes could be applied to clothing but the clothing was usually left in its natural color. [1] Wool was known, but considered impure. [2] Only the wealthy wore animal fibers that were the object of taboos. [2] They were used on occasion for overcoats, but were forbidden in temples and sanctuaries. [citation needed]
Clothing made from synthetic fibers will also do well under a permanent press setting. This is due to the dryer being a bit more gentle on the clothes, reducing the heat used so the fibers don't ...
Khat is a flowering plant chewed for its stimulant effects. Khat may also refer to: Khat, four-footed bed from north India; Khat (apparel), the headcloth worn by Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs; Khat, an alternative name for the village Hat, Azerbaijan; KHAT, a radio station broadcasting in Laramie, Wyoming; Khatt, Islamic calligraphy or Arabic ...