Bernos
Encyclopedia
Bernos is a wool
cloak
-like garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Ethiopian
highlanders. Bernos seems to be an adaptation of the Arab version of Burnous
; Levine notes that the wealthier men of Menz
"wear the barnos, a tailored cape made of dark wool."
The bernos has a hood-like extension on the shoulder shaped to cover the barrel of a rifle carried by the wearer. Since it has no hole, it prevents rain water from entering the muzzle of the gun. Although members of elite groups do not carry rifles all the time, the style has remained the same.
In Spanish Bernia, Albornoz, in Italian Bernusse, Sbernia, Sberna, in French Bournous, Berne.
The bernos was frequently worn by the Highlander elites, but average citizens sometimes wear it in traditional ceremonies and at special occasions. Social status is indicated by the decoration of the bernos.
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
cloak
Cloak
A cloak is a type of loose garment that is worn over indoor clothing and serves the same purpose as an overcoat; it protects the wearer from the cold, rain or wind for example, or it may form part of a fashionable outfit or uniform. Cloaks are as old as human history; there has nearly always been...
-like garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Ethiopian
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
highlanders. Bernos seems to be an adaptation of the Arab version of Burnous
Burnous
A burnous is a long cloak of coarse woollen fabric with a hood, usually white in color, worn by Berbers and the Arabs throughout North Africa....
; Levine notes that the wealthier men of Menz
Menz
Menz or Manz is a province of Ethiopia, located inside the boundaries of the modern Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region...
"wear the barnos, a tailored cape made of dark wool."
The bernos has a hood-like extension on the shoulder shaped to cover the barrel of a rifle carried by the wearer. Since it has no hole, it prevents rain water from entering the muzzle of the gun. Although members of elite groups do not carry rifles all the time, the style has remained the same.
In Spanish Bernia, Albornoz, in Italian Bernusse, Sbernia, Sberna, in French Bournous, Berne.
The bernos was frequently worn by the Highlander elites, but average citizens sometimes wear it in traditional ceremonies and at special occasions. Social status is indicated by the decoration of the bernos.
External links
- http://www.bernos.org/blog/2006/10/12/what-is-bernos/
- A burnos as worn
