Beautiful Habesha Kemis Traditional Dress and Embroidery


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The Habesha are located in the highlands of Eritrea and Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, the Habesha are from the North part of Ethiopia, specifically, the Tigre, the Agew, the Beta Israel and the Amhara. During the Axumite Empire, in the first century, Sabaean traders from Southern Arabia came into the region and intermarried with the natives,….

Beautiful Habesha traditional outfit.

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Eritrean beauty.

The beautiful ankle length dress called the kemis, is made of cotton fabric, hand woven, and comes in white, grey or beige shades. This beautiful piece of art, is usually worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean women at formal events, although many nowadays make it a daily fashion item. Many women also wrap a shawl called…

Tmnit Welday and Segen Yifter, looking gorgeous in the traditional Kemis dresses.