#ghlila

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Algeria. Portrait of an Algerian Jewish woman from Tlemcen, born in 1893, wearing a traditional velvet embroidered dress and Ghlila, Benguigui Arrouas family - 1915.

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Studio portrait of a woman dressed in traditional embroidered Karakou and jewelry, 1860s.

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Algerian items exhibited in the Musée de l'Homme, Paris, 1963.

[1] : A long velvet Kaftan worn on top of a Ghlila Djabadouli made also with velvet and both embroidered with golden threads.

Algerian women used to wear their Kaftans in a very distinctive way in comparaison of other North African women. Indeed, they were generally worn with a velvet vest.

[2] : Chechia made of velvet and embellished with golden and silver embroidery. it is worn all over Algeria with different and various attires.

[3] : Traditional sleeveless Ghlila made of a very known fabric back then in Algeria called El Khemkha. It has also a typical Algerian embroidery pattern العوينات

[4] : Traditional Frimla embroidered with golden yarns.

[5] : Another type of Frimla made up of cotton, velvet and silk.

[6] : Traditional belt called Arbi/Dziri made out of cotton and silk and weaved with golden yarns.

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Algeria. Traditional Algerian Ghlila made of Brocarde, mid 19th century.

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Algeria. Studio portrait of a woman dressed in a traditional Algerian Ghlila, 1880/1900.

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Algeria. Woman from Algiers in traditional Algérois attire and jewlery.

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Algeria. Traditional Ghlila from Algiers made out of golden and blue brocarde - Early 19th century. 

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Algeria. A traditional embroidered Ghlila worn by an Algerian jewish woman from Tlemcen Messaouda Ben Saïd.