Talk:Djellaba/Archive 1

Archive 1

Conflicts of Origin

The Moroccan Jellaba is exclusive to Morocco (Moroccan Sahara included). It has it's origins in North Africa and not the Middle East, so it should be included under the African Clothing category. Besides, the properties shared, are more akin to the African continent than the Middle Eastern sub-continent.

"Nonetheless, typically Berber elements remain common even until today. Certain items of men's clothing have barely changed since Antiquity - the babouche - leather "slippers", the bernus/akhnif, and the djellaba. There is also the widespread use of fibulae - pins - to fasten garments. These are similar to but more elaborate than the more commonly known Celtic penannular brooches. Called in Berber/Amazight tabzimt, tizerzay, and tazersit and in Arabic bzima, kitfiyya, and khellala they go back at least to Antiquity." ^[1]

I believe the Jellaba is also worn (to a certain extent - not as prominently) in neighboring Algeria.

Picture

It would really help if a picture or photograph of the garment would be uploaded onto this article--Godfinger 12:45, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Conc. the color of a djellaba indicates the marital status

Re. a citation being need concerning the statement that "the color of a djellaba indicates the marital status (single or married) of the bearer—a dark brown djellaba indicating bachelorhood.[citation needed]": I traveled to Imilchil, High Atlas, Morocco, in 2008 where I spent a few days and, among others, was invited to a double marriage, which was not part of the Souk Aamor Agdoud N'Oulmghenni, a.k.a. Betrothal Festival. Having noticed the different colors of the djellabas, I inquired with different local sources all of whom related that the two different colors reflect the marital status of the bearer. (Of course it's possible though hardly likely that the local inhabitants and surrounding population conspired to pull a collective joke on me and my traveling mineralogist companion, ...)

Anyway, if it is of interest, I could take a number of pictures of four different types of djellabas (one example of a Syrian made djellaba; one djellaba made of modern textiles; djellabas made of silk and used as summer dress (adult and kid sizes); and one example of a "married man's" djellaba as woven, manufactured and worn in and around Imilchil), all or part of which pictures I could upload, or at least attempt to upload, here.

Please, in case of interest regarding the latter, do leave a brief note below. Thank you.

divinus divinum divinat (talk) 09:50, 10 October 2009 (UTC)