Karakou

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]

Karakou

Type	Algerian clothing
Material	Velvet
Place of origin	Algiers[1]

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]

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  Algerian Karakou

See also

• Ghlila
• Frimla
• Djebba Fergani
• Algerian Kaftan

References

1. 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.