A netela (Amharic: ነጠላ) is a handmade scarf-like two-layered cloth made of cotton worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean women. The netela is a worn garment in both countries. The male equivalent is known as the kuta.[1] However, both genders wear netela during Mass at churches of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church denomination as a sign of modesty & for religious purposes.
It has become an important garment to the Ethiopian diaspora due to the military coup in 1974.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Textiles of Ethiopia: Netela and Gabi". Retrieved 2016-08-21.[self-published source]
- ^ Palmer, David (2010). "The Ethiopian Buna (Coffee) Ceremony: Exploring the Impact of Exile and the Construction of Identity through Narratives with Ethiopian Forced Migrants in the United Kingdom". Folklore. 121 (3): 321–333. doi:10.1080/0015587X.2010.511461. JSTOR 41306746. S2CID 162262757.
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