Chechia
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The chechia is a traditional headgear worn in Tunisia. Close relative to the European beret, the chechia was originally a cap-shaped bonnet, colored vermillon red. Until the 19th century, the chechia
Tunisian man wearing a chechia
Inhabitants of Medenine wearing the chechia
Workshop of a Tunisian chaouachi
Turban
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A turban is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions c
Chechia
…European beret, the chechia was originally a cap-shaped bonnet, colored vermillon red. Until the 19th century, the chechia was often worn surrounded by a turban. The chechia, which is flexible, should not be confused with the fez (known in the Maghreb as chéchia stambouli) which is rigid, conical and high in…
Rajasthani style
Sikh style
Pashtun style
Late fourth century Byzantine woman, wearing a phakeolis.