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Traditional Costumes: Historical Background

The document discusses traditional costumes from Algeria and India. In Algeria, traditional costumes for men include the kaftan, chedda of Tlemcen, karakou, and jabador which originated from the 15th century. Traditional costumes for Algerian women include kaftans. In India, traditional costumes include the sari, ghagra choli, sherwanis for men and dhoti which have origins dating back to 3000 BC. Both countries share similarities in traditionally wearing lots of jewelry at weddings, while the origins and styles of costumes differ between the two regions.

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Traditional Costumes: Historical Background

The document discusses traditional costumes from Algeria and India. In Algeria, traditional costumes for men include the kaftan, chedda of Tlemcen, karakou, and jabador which originated from the 15th century. Traditional costumes for Algerian women include kaftans. In India, traditional costumes include the sari, ghagra choli, sherwanis for men and dhoti which have origins dating back to 3000 BC. Both countries share similarities in traditionally wearing lots of jewelry at weddings, while the origins and styles of costumes differ between the two regions.

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Traditional

Costumes
Historical
background
Presented by: Aya Keddar and Palak
Jaiswal
Algerian traditional
costumes
Algerians have inherited and preserved many traditional garments
and dresses because they are considered as an aspect of culture and
civilization. Due to cultural diversity in the country, there are
numerous costumes which differ from a region to another. But
owing to time constraints,we tried to introduce the most famous
ones.
The Algerian Kaftan

❖ It is originally a male Persian dress.


❖ The Ottomans introduced it to Algeria in
the 15th century.
❖ The first female Kaftan was designed in
Algeria.
The Chedda of Tlemcen
❖ It is a type of the Algerian Kaftan.
❖ it dates back to the pre-fall Andalusia
period.
❖ It combines several civilizations.
❖ The secret behind its name.
The Algerian Karakou
❖ It appeared in the 15th century.
❖ It used to be worn by the aristocratic
class women in Algiers.
❖ It contains a long sleeved velvet jacket
embroidered with golden or silver
threads.
Jabador
❖ An Algerian male costume of Ottoman
origin.
❖ It appeared in Algeria in 1515.
❖ In the Ottoman times, it was worn by
Algeria's rulers and high class.
❖ Nowadays, people wear it in religious and
traditional occasions.
Indian traditional costumes
India is one of the most religiously and ethnically
diverse nations in the world, Clothing in India is
dependent upon the different ethnicity,
geography, climate, and cultural traditions of the
people of each region of India. We tried to
introduce some of the most famous traditional
dresses.
Sari
● A Traditional Indian clothing for women.
In the north and east, Saris are worn with
choli tops.
● The first mention of saris is in the Rig
Veda.
● It consists of an unstitched drape varying
from 4.5 to 9 metres in length and 600 to
1,200 millimetres in breadth
Ghagra choli
● Ghagra choli is a type of ethnic
clothing for women
● It is also known as lehenga choli and
locally as chaniya choli)
● Worn in the Indian states of
Rajasthan,Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Jammu and Kashmir
Sherwanis

● This is a traditional dress for men


● Sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat
worn by men.
● It appeared first at Lucknow in the
1820s.
Dhoti
● Dhoti is a long fabric that can reach up
to fifteen yards
● It is a lower garment.
● It wrapped around the waist and the
legs.
Table of comparison

SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES

● In both countries, women ● Most of the Algerian traditional


traditionally wear lots of costumes appeared in the 15th
jewelries. century while some of the Indian
● In Algeria, men wear a white costumes existed since 3000 BC.
lower wear which looks similar to
Dhoti.
● In both countries, the traditional
costumes are usually worn on
weddings.

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