Textiles and Dress

Kelaghayi

Kelaghayi (Azerbaijani: Kəlağayı; Armenian: քալաղայ), ‌‌Hawri (Kurdish: Hewrî or هەوری) or Golvani (Lurish) also known as "charghat" (çarğət from Persian چارقد), is a traditional Azerbaijani and Armenian women's headgear. It is a square-shaped silk head scarf with special prints on it. In November 2014 at the 9th session of UNESCO's traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, its production and the wearing were included in the list of intangible cultural heritage UNESCO.

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• ▸Culture of Hong Kong
• ▸Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Washington)
• ▸History of science and technology in Africa

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