Khetpartug
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 Boys' khet partug |
Khet partug (Pashto: خت پړتوګ, khət paṛtūg), or khat partoog, is a type of shalwar kameez traditionally worn in Afghanistan and the mostly Pashtun dominated parts of western and northwestern Pakistan.[1]
Design
Khet
The khet is the upper garment which is loose and slightly tightened at the waist and is more like a tunic or a robe, similar to a smock with wide sleeves and reach below the knees.[2][3] The khet does not traditionally have side slit,[4] and is worn with a belt at the waist.[5]
Partug
The partug is the lower garment which is very loose and full of pleats, with folds all around the waist and made of yards of material.[6] Khet partug is also similar to the costume worn by men dancing the attan.[7]
The khet partug is different from the perahan tunban (Persian: پیراهن و تنبان pērāhan wa tunbān).
Photo gallery
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Traditional Khet partug. (Traditional loose Peshawari shalwar) (1842) -
Khattak dancer wearing khet partug -
the main street in the bazaar at Caubul (men wearing khet partug) (1842) -
Afghan royal soldiers of the Durrani Empire wearing khet partug
See also
References
- ^ http://www.khyber.org/culture/a/Cultural_Dresses.shtml
- ^ Elphinstone, Mountstuart (1815) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and Its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India: Comprising a View of the Afghaun Nation, and a History of the Dooraunee Monarchy [1]
- ^ http://www.hilalplaza.com/islamic-culture/Afghanistan/Afghanistan_Muslim_culture.html
- ^ Voice of America (13.06.2012)
- ^ Cultural Dresses Khyber.org
- ^ Sadana, Ravi (1999) The Three Verbs of Being
- ^ http://www.afghanistan-culture.com/perahan-tunban.html
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