Haik

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The haik (also haïk; Arabic: حايك) is a traditional women's outer garment with a long documented history in Algeria. It consists of a large rectangular piece of fabric wrapped around the body and head over the wearer's clothing.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Haik (garment)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

Image: Arnold Vollenweider (1865 - 1937), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.