Kelaghayi

Kelaghayi
Azerbaijani girl wearing kelaghai
TypeHeadgear
MaterialSilk
Place of originAzerbaijan
Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves
CountryAzerbaijan
Reference00669
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2014 (9th session)
ListRepresentative

Kelaghayi (Azerbaijani: Kəlağayı;) or Hawri (Kurdish: Hewrî or هەوری) also known as "charghat" (çarğət from Persian چارقد), is a traditional Azerbaijani women's headgear. It is a square-shaped silk head scarf with special prints on it. In November 2014 at the 9th session of UNESCO's traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, its production and the wearing were included in the list of intangible cultural heritage UNESCO.