habesha kemis

E455099

The habesha kemis is a traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean dress, typically a long white cotton gown adorned with colorful woven borders, commonly worn by women for cultural and religious celebrations.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
habesha kemis canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eritrean cultural attire ⓘ
Ethiopian cultural attire ⓘ
traditional dress ⓘ
associatedWith Eritrean culture ⓘ
Ethiopian culture ⓘ
Habesha culture ⓘ
borderPlacement hem ⓘ
neckline ⓘ
sleeves ⓘ
colorPattern white base with colored borders ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Eritrea ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Habesha identity ⓘ
symbol of modesty ⓘ
symbol of tradition ⓘ
genderAssociation female ⓘ
hasDesignElement border embroidery ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
tibeb patterns ⓘ
hasPart colorful woven borders ⓘ
hasVariant ankle-length habesha kemis ⓘ
modern tailored habesha kemis ⓘ
short-sleeved habesha kemis ⓘ
two-piece habesha outfit ⓘ
material cotton ⓘ
regionOfUse Eritrean diaspora communities ⓘ
Ethiopian diaspora communities ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
socialFunction ceremonial attire ⓘ
festive attire ⓘ
timePeriod contemporary use ⓘ
typicalColor white ⓘ
typicalLength long gown ⓘ
typicalOccasion Enkutatash ⓘ
Meskel ⓘ
Timket ⓘ
church services ⓘ
typicalWeavingTechnique handwoven ⓘ
usedBy Eritrean women ⓘ
Ethiopian women ⓘ
Habesha women ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopians
wornDuring coffee ceremony ⓘ
wornFor Ethiopian Orthodox Christian holidays ⓘ
cultural celebrations ⓘ
holidays ⓘ
religious celebrations ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
wornWith netela ⓘ
shash ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amhara → traditionalClothing → habesha kemis ⓘ
subject linked to: Amhara (commonly reported)