the clothing of the Kurdish

One of the attractions of the Kurdistan province is made up of its cultural riches namely literature, crafts, traditions and its clothing. The beauty of the traditional Kurdish dress is admirable and this aesthetic is especially revealed in the clothing of the Kurdish woman. The Kurdish outfit was award-winning festivals in Iranian traditional clothes.

In this mountainous region, the evolution of the costume was made according to geographical location. The holding of Kurdish women is one of the few to have changed very little over time. At first glance, Kurdish clothes look alike but in reality, models and colors change from one locality to another, while the specific reasons for each garment identify the women according to their place of origin. The common ground is the full form of female clothing covering the entire body. Before importing cloth, the main textile products were manufactured by producers in some villages near the mountain Shâhou.

Young Kurdish women wearing traditional clothing, Mahabad, 1941
In general, the holding of women consists of a tunic (tan Poush), a turban (sar Poush) and guiveh.

The models vary according to the activities, ceremonies and regions. Each region has its own vocabulary to describe the different parts of the garment. Note that clothing accessories and ornaments give a double beauty in the traditional dress of Kurdish women.
This traditional costume includes:

The JAFI: The JAFI is a female long pants to the ankles down, the legs are very detailed. In general, the Kurdish village put him to work.
The kowlanjeh: The kowlanjeh, which resembles the peplum is a sleeveless tunic covering the bust, made of velvet or silk brocade.

Clothing Kurdish women Ilam
The sowkhmeh: The sowkhmeh is a great dress, worn with kowlanjeh.
The Shal: The Shal, also named pesht-wen or pesht-ineh, resembling a Japanese obi, comes in the form of a cloth tape of 3 to 10 meters long, worn around the waist.

The kolâw: Or Kolah is a very pretty color hat, adorned with bits of straw, of cylindrical shape, which is worn under a velvet scarf. Both sides of this hat are often attached by a thin rope, twisted and gold, called qatâreh.
The kalâkeh or Dastar: The kalâkeh is a black silk cloth and bulky white, embroidered with gold and silver. This traditional scarf folds triangle and worn in wedding ceremonies and mourning instead of kolâw by wealthy women.
The kourâss: kourâss the price is a simple cloth robe and prestigious with a wide and long skirt down to the ankles.
The keh-wâ or koulijeh: The keh-wâ is a colored jacket, no pockets, less than men short jackets.