Perahan tunban

Perahan tunban (Persian/Pashto: پیراهن و تنبان‎, pērāhan wa tunbān), a form of shalwar kameez, is a male clothing worn by men in north western Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.

The perahan (the top) is wide and loose with the sleeves also worn loose and pendent from the arms. The traditional perahan varies according to the region of Afghanistan with some ending at the knees and others midway between the calf and the feet (in which case small slits are created). The traditional perahan also buttons on either shoulder, is collarless and is meant to be loose. Further, the traditional perahan is wide but fits closer to the body down to the waist and then is loose and full down to the knees (thereby flaring out).

The tunban (lower garment) is worn loose and hanging. Some versions of the tunban have the ample folds gathered into plaits at the lower part of the legs, below the knees to the ankles and the loose part above overhangs in loops. The tunban' therefore uses a lot of material so that it gathers around the waist and folds around the legs.

Group of men of Afghanistan in traditional Perahan tunban

Men wearing traditional Perahan worn in Southern Afghanistan (1842)

'Group of children sitting in a row'

men and boys in perahan tunban

Afghan cavalry during 1839-42

The modern Perahan tunban retains some of the loose features of the traditional Perahan tunban but is similar to the straight cut shalwar kameez. Some styles also have the buttons open at the front.

The modern Perahan uses side slits. However, unlike the straight cut kameez, the sides of the perahan are cut like an arch. The tunban can be a yard wide.

Clothing worn by most Pashtun males in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Man in Afghan clothing: Perahan tunban

Men wearing perahan tunban in the southern city of Kandahar

Men wearing Perahan tunban, form of shalwar kameez at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan

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