Hit: Arab Headgear

[Angus Saunders <saunders@northnet.org>]

per the request, here is the hit.  much gratitude is extended for the 2
prompt responses.

From: Andy Carvin <acarvin@kudzu.cnidr.org>
To: saunders@NORTHNET.ORG
Subject: Re: Ref: Arab Headgear Meaning

I'm pretty sure it was originally tribal, but now you can buy any pattern
you want. I remember wandering the souks of Amman and Cairo, and there
were dozens of patterns available. The red pattern King Hussein wears, I
suspect, is for the Hashemite clan, but I noticed that everyone else in
Amman, including Palestinians, wore it too, perhaps out of loyalty to
Hussein..

From: Martin Swist <mswist@portalinc.com>
To: Angus Saunders <saunders@NORTHNET.ORG>
Subject: Re: Ref: Arab Headgear Meaning

Hi Angus,

Yes, the colors and design are indicactions of location and/or tribe.  The
Palestinians usually wear the black and white "ghutra" with a relatively
large pattern. (Ghutra is another name for the headdress .  The black cord
that goes around it in two layers is caled the "eegaal")  Palestinians
also wear one that is black/white and green.  There is another that is
green and white--not sure who wears that one.  The Jordanians and Saudis
often wear the red  and white which "ghutra" is known as the "ghutra" of
the Hejaz region, referring to the Hejaz mountains in northern
Saudi/southern Jordan. Any and all wear white ghutras on some days as
well.   Dressier?



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