Perahan tunban

Perahan tunban (Persian/Pashto: پیراهن و تنبان‎, pērāhan wa tunbān), a form of shalwar kameez, is a male clothing worn by men in north western Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan as well as south eastern Iran.[1]

Design

Traditional

Perahan

The perahan (the top) is wide and loose with the sleeves also worn loose and pendent from the arms.[2] The traditional perahan varies according to the region of Afghanistan with some ending at the knees and others midway between the calf and the feet (in which case small slits are created).[3][4][5] The traditional perahan also buttons on either shoulder, is collarless[6][7] and is meant to be loose.[8] Further, the traditional perahan is wide but fits closer to the body down to the waist and then is loose and full down to the knees[9] (thereby flaring out).

Tunban

The tunban (lower garment) is worn loose and hanging. Some versions of the tunban have the ample folds gathered into plaits at the lower part of the legs, below the knees to the ankles and the loose part above overhangs in loops.[10] The tunban' therefore uses a lot of material so that it gathers around the waist and folds around the legs.

Modern version

The modern Perahan tunban retains some of the loose features of the traditional Perahan tunban but is similar to the straight cut shalwar kameez. Some styles also have the buttons open at the front.

The modern Perahan uses side slits. However, unlike the straight cut kameez, the sides of the perahan are cut like an arch.[11] The tunban can be a yard wide.[12]

Pathani suit

A version of Perahan tunban known as the "Kabuli suit" or the "Pathani suit", has become very popular in recent years.[13][14] The Pathani suit has collars and cuffed sleeves.

Kandahar suit

The popular embroidered perahan tunban for men is the type worn in Kandahar. The perahan is embroidered in traditional design and the tunban is left plain. This style is believed the most stylish for modern fashion.[15] The men's perahan is finely embroidered in varied geometric patterns.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Charpentier, Carl-Johan (1972) Bazaar-e Tashqurghan--ethnographical studies in an Afghan traditional bazaar
  2. ↑ Bellew, Henry Walter (1862) Journal of a political mission to Afghanistan, in 1857
  3. ↑ Elphinstone, Mountstuart (1815) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and Its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India: Comprising a View of the Afghaun Nation, and a History of the Dooraunee Monarchy
  4. ↑ http://www.hilalplaza.com/islamic-culture/Afghanistan/Afghanistan_Muslim_culture.html
  5. ↑ Willem V Ogelsang (2007-2009) What Afghan Men Used to Wear in the Early Nineteenth Century
  6. ↑ Iranicaonline
  7. ↑ Ehsan Yar-Shater. Encyclopaedia Iranica, Volume 5, Parts 5-8
  8. ↑ Charpentier, Carl-Johan (1972) Bazaar-e Tashqurghan--ethnographical studies in an Afghan traditional bazaar
  9. ↑ Elphinstone, Mountstuart (1842) An account of the kingdom of Caubul, and its dependencies, in Persia, Tartary, and India (1842)
  10. ↑ Bellew, Henry Walter (1862) Journal of a political mission to Afghanistan, in 1857
  11. ↑ Weaver, John (2002) Inside Afghanistan: An American Aide Worker's Mission of Mercy to a War-Torn People
  12. ↑ Afghan clothes
  13. ↑ "Perahan Tunban 'Mens clothes'". afghanistan-culture.com. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Culture and Customs of Afghanistan By Hafizullah Emadi
  15. ↑ Paine, Sheila (2006) Embroidery from Afghanistan
  16. ↑ Paine, Sheila (2008) Embroidered Textiles A World Guide to Traditional Patterns
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