Kaftan

By Deane Barker

(Credit: National Museum of World Cultures)

These are the long robes commonly worn by men and woman in Asia, especially the Middle East and Africa.

Why I Looked It Up

It came up in a book. I had heard the word for years. I knew that style of dress had a name, I just never put them together.

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