Khet partug

Khet partug (Pashto: خت پړتوګ, khət paṛtūg), or khat partoog, is a type of traditional clothing worn in Afghanistan.

Khet partug
Boys wearing khet partug
TypeDress
IntroducedHistorical

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.[1][2] The khet does not traditionally have side slits,[3] and is worn with a belt at the waist.[4]

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.[5] Khet partug is also similar to the costume worn by men dancing the attan.[6]

The khet partug is different from the perahan tunban (Persian: پیراهن و تنبان pērāhan wa tunbān).

See also

References

  1. 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
  2. http://www.hilalplaza.com/islamic-culture/Afghanistan/Afghanistan_Muslim_culture.html
  3. Voice of America (13.06.2012)
  4. Cultural Dresses Khyber.org
  5. Sadana, Ravi (1999) The Three Verbs of Being
  6. http://www.afghanistan-culture.com/perahan-tunban.html


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