Meaning of shemma | Babel Free

Definitions

A traditional Ethiopian or Eritrean handwoven cotton cloth that holds cultural, social, and religious significance.

Examples

“From around the age of ten, they begin to be taught “important” things like holding a hand (of the corner of the cloth they cover their bodies with, then shemma) before the mouth and turn aside from people if they sneeze, …”

“The shemma is draped over the head and shoulders in a graceful fashion and sometimes held by the wearer over nose and mouth.”

“In some central and northern areas, women's traditional clothes are often made from cloth called shemma.”

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